So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”Judges 8:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י פְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ פ
- וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- גַּם־gam-“also”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- לְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.Shei“to [the] men of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- פְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'El“Penuel”Noun, proper name of a place · from פְּנוּאֵל · “Peniel” · Strong's H6439G
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- בְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.Vi“when return I”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- בְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.Lom“in peace”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
- אֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.Totz“I will tear down”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.Dal“the tower”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִגְדָּל · “tower” · Strong's H4026M
- הַזֶּֽה׃ פha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
Places named in this verse
- Penuel · today: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyehsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Penuel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Penuel on OpenBible.info