Judges 6:40

And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
Judges 6:40
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֛ים כֵּ֖ן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי־חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הָ֥יָה טָֽל׃ פ

  1. וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  2. אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. כֵּ֖ןken“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  4. בַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  5. הַה֑וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  6. וַיְהִי־vay.hi-“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. חֹ֤רֶבCho.rev“dryness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫רֶב · “drought” · Strong's H2721A
  8. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. הַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.Zah“the fleece”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גִּזָּה · “fleece” · Strong's H1492
  10. לְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.Dah“to alone it”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  11. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retz“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  14. הָ֥יָהHa.yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  15. טָֽל׃ פTal“dew”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַל · “dew” · Strong's H2919
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)