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Judges 9:5

He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
Judges 9:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּבֹ֤א בֵית־אָבִיו֙ עָפְרָ֔תָה וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג אֶת־אֶחָ֧יו בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבַּ֛עַל שִׁבְּעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ עַל־אֶ֣בֶן אֶחָ֑ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֞ר יוֹתָ֧ם בֶּן־יְרֻבַּ֛עַל הַקָּטֹ֖ן כִּ֥י נֶחְבָּֽא׃ ס

  1. וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. בֵית־veit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  3. אָבִיו֙'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  4. עָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tah“Ophrah towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from עׇפְרָה · “Ophrah” · Strong's H6084H
  5. וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.Rog“and he killed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. אֶחָ֧יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  8. בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. יְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'al“Jerub-Baal”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְרֻבַּ֫עַל · “Jerubbaal” · Strong's H3378
  10. שִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'Im“seventy”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבְעִים · “seventy” · Strong's H7657
  11. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  12. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. אֶ֣בֶן'E.ven“stone”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  14. אֶחָ֑ת'e.Chat“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  15. וַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.Ter“and he was left”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָתַר · “to remain” · Strong's H3498
  16. יוֹתָ֧םyo.Tam“Jotham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹתָם · “Jotham” · Strong's H3147G
  17. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  18. יְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'al“Jerub-Baal”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְרֻבַּ֫עַל · “Jerubbaal” · Strong's H3378
  19. הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton“<the> young”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “young” · Strong's H6996H
  20. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  21. נֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'“he hid himself”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבָא · “to hide” · Strong's H2244
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)