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Judges 9:43

So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
Judges 9:43
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֗ם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֔ים וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הָעָם֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיָּ֥קָם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וַיַּכֵּֽם׃

  1. וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הָעָ֗םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  4. וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.Tzem“and he divided them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָצָה · “to divide” · Strong's H2673
  5. לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.Shah“into three”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  6. רָאשִׁ֔יםra.Shim“companies”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רֹאשׁ · “group” · Strong's H7218K
  7. וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.Ro“and he lay in wait”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
  8. בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Deh“in the field”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  9. וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  10. וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  11. הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  12. יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'“[was] going out”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  13. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  14. הָעִ֔ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he rose up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  16. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. וַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.Kem“and he struck down them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)