And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.Judges 15:8
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֨ךְ אוֹתָ֥ם שׁ֛וֹק עַל־יָרֵ֖ךְ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַיֵּ֣רֶד וַיֵּ֔שֶׁב בִּסְעִ֖יף סֶ֥לַע עֵיטָֽם׃ ס
- וַיַּ֨ךְvai.Yakh“and he struck”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- אוֹתָ֥ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שׁ֛וֹקShok“leg”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוֹק · “leg” · Strong's H7785
- עַל־'al-“with”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- יָרֵ֖ךְya.Rekh“thigh”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָרֵךְ · “thigh” · Strong's H3409
- מַכָּ֣הma.Kah“a defeat”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַכָּה · “wound” · Strong's H4347
- גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.Lah“great”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
- וַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.red“and he went down”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- וַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- בִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'If“in [the] cleft of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סָעִיף · “cleft” · Strong's H5585
- סֶ֥לַעSe.la'“[the] rock of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֶ֫לַע · “crag” · Strong's H5553H
- עֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.Tam“Etam”Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵיטָם · “Etam” · Strong's H5862G
Places named in this verse
- Etam · today: Arak Ismainsettlement · Identification: probable · Details about Etam on OpenBible.info