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Judges 6:2

and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
Judges 6:2
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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)

וַתָּ֥עָז יַד־מִדְיָ֖ן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִפְּנֵ֨י מִדְיָ֜ן עָשֽׂוּ לָהֶ֣ם׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים וְאֶת־הַמְּעָר֖וֹת וְאֶת־הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃

  1. וַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'oz“and it prevailed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָזַז · “be strong” · Strong's H5810
  2. יַד־yad-“[the] hand of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  3. מִדְיָ֖ןmid.Yan“Midian”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
  4. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. מִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.Nei“<from> because of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “because” · Strong's H6440I
  7. מִדְיָ֜ןmid.Yan“Midian”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִדְיָן · “Midian” · Strong's H4080H
  8. עָשֽׂוּ'a.Su“they made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  9. לָהֶ֣ם׀la.Hem“for <the> themselves”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  10. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  11. יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. הַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOt“the dens”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִנְהָרָה · “cave” · Strong's H4492
  14. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. בֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.Rim“[are] in the mountains”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  16. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. הַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.Rot“the caves”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְעָרָה · “cave” · Strong's H4631
  18. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. הַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.Dot“the strongholds”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מְצָד · “stronghold” · Strong's H4679
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)