“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”Judges 6:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֤יו גִּדְעוֹן֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְיֵ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ וְלָ֥מָּה מְצָאַ֖תְנוּ כָּל־זֹ֑את וְאַיֵּ֣ה כָֽל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יו אֲשֶׁר֩ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֨נוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲלֹ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הֶעֱלָ֣נוּ יְהוָ֔ה וְעַתָּה֙ נְטָשָׁ֣נוּ יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּ בְּכַף־מִדְיָֽן׃
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֤יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- גִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'On“Gideon”Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּדְעוֹן · “Gideon” · Strong's H1439
- בִּ֣יbi“pardon me”Particle, interjection · from בִּי · “please” · Strong's H0994
- אֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.Ni“O lord my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- וְיֵ֤שׁve.Yesh“and there”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- עִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nu“[is] with us”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- וְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mah“and <to> why?”Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- מְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nu“has it found us”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- זֹ֑אתZot“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
- וְאַיֵּ֣הve.'ai.Yeh“and where?”Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
- כָֽל־khol-“[are] all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- נִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.Tav“wonders his”Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלָא · “to wonder” · Strong's H6381
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- סִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-“they recounted”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
- לָ֨נוּLa.nu“to <the> us”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
- אֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nu“fathers our”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yim“from Egypt”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- הֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nu“did he bring up us”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tah“and now”Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- נְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nu“he has abandoned us”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נָטַשׁ · “to leave” · Strong's H5203
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nu“and he has given us”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- בְּכַף־be.khaf-“in [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
- מִדְיָֽן׃mid.Yan“Midian”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info
- Midianregion · Identification: certain · Map of Midian (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Midian on OpenBible.info