Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.Judges 9:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֣נָס יוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּאֵ֑רָה וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ אָחִֽיו׃ פ
- וַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nos“and he fled”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
- יוֹתָ֔םyo.Tam“Jotham”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹתָם · “Jotham” · Strong's H3147G
- וַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.Rach“and he ran away”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַח · “to flee” · Strong's H1272
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- בְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rah“Beer towards”Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from בְּאֵר · “Beer” · Strong's H0876H
- וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- שָׁ֔םSham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“[away] from before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “because” · Strong's H6440I
- אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekh“Abimelech”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Abimelech” · Strong's H0040H
- אָחִֽיו׃ פ'a.Chiv“brother his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
Places named in this verse
- Beer · today: El Birasettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Beer on OpenBible.info