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Judges 9:38

“Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
Judges 9:38
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו זְבֻ֗ל אַיֵּ֨ה אֵפ֥וֹא פִ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמַ֔ר מִ֥י אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ הֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָאַ֣סְתָּה בּ֔וֹ צֵא־נָ֥א עַתָּ֖ה וְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. זְבֻ֗לze.Vul“Zebul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from זְבֻל · “Zebul” · Strong's H2083
  4. אַיֵּ֨ה'ai.Yeh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
  5. אֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'“then”
    Particle, interjection · from אֵפוֹ · “then” · Strong's H0645
  6. פִ֙יךָ֙fi.kha“[is] mouth your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  7. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“O [you] who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. תֹּאמַ֔רto.Mar“you said”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  10. אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekh“[is] Abimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Abimelech” · Strong's H0040H
  11. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nu“we will serve him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “serve[someone]” · Strong's H5647G
  13. הֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. זֶ֤הzeh“[is] this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  15. הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  16. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. מָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tah“you rejected”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָאַס · “to reject” · Strong's H3988A
  18. בּ֔וֹbo“<in> <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  19. צֵא־tze'-“go out”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  20. נָ֥אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  21. עַתָּ֖ה'a.Tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  22. וְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chem“and fight”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  23. בּֽוֹ׃ סbo“against <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)