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Judges 6:27

So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.
Judges 6:27
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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)

וַיִּקַּ֨ח גִּדְע֜וֹן עֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יו יְהוָ֑ה וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרֵא֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֜יו וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעִ֛יר מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת יוֹמָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לָֽיְלָה׃

  1. וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  2. גִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'on“Gideon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גִּדְעוֹן · “Gideon” · Strong's H1439
  3. עֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.Rah“ten”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶשֶׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6235
  4. אֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.Shim“men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  5. מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.Dav“from servants his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  6. וַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  8. דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Ber“he had spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  9. אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. וַיְהִ֡יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“<as> since”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  13. יָרֵא֩ya.Re'“he feared”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. בֵּ֨יתbeit“[the] household of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  16. אָבִ֜יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  17. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  19. הָעִ֛ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  20. מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.Sot“from acting”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  21. יוֹמָ֖םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  22. וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he acted”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  23. לָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)