Judges 9:16

Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
Judges 9:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת וּבְתָמִים֙ עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וְאִם־טוֹבָ֤ה עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ עִם־יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאִם־כִּגְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם לֽוֹ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and now”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  3. בֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.Met“in faithfulness”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “faithful” · Strong's H0571G
  4. וּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.Mim“and in integrity”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּמִים · “blameless” · Strong's H8549H
  5. עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.Tem“you have acted”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khu“and you have made king”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekh“Abimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Abimelech” · Strong's H0040H
  9. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  10. טוֹבָ֤הto.Vah“good”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  11. עֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.Tem“you have done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  12. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  13. יְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'al“Jerub-Baal”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְרֻבַּ֫עַל · “Jerubbaal” · Strong's H3378
  14. וְעִם־ve.'im-“and with”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  15. בֵּית֔וֹbei.To“house his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  16. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  17. כִּגְמ֥וּלkig.Mul“according to [the] dealing of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּמוּל · “recompense” · Strong's H1576
  18. יָדָ֖יוya.Dav“hands his”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “themselves” · Strong's H3027I
  19. עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.tem“you have done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  20. לֽוֹ׃lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)