God & Savior

Judges 9:7

When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
Judges 9:7
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Original language and places

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)

וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְיוֹתָ֗ם וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַר־גְּרִזִ֔ים וַיִּשָּׂ֥א קוֹל֖וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהִֽים׃

  1. וַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.du“and people told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  2. לְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.Tam“to Jotham”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹתָם · “Jotham” · Strong's H3147G
  3. וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  4. וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.Mod“and he stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  5. בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Rosh“on [the] top of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “top” · Strong's H7218I
  6. הַר־har-“[the] mountain of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  7. גְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.Zim“Gerizim”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from גְּרִזִים · “(Mount )Gerizim” · Strong's H1630
  8. וַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'“and he lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “loud” · Strong's H5375N
  9. קוֹל֖וֹko.Lo“voice his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  10. וַיִּקְרָ֑אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  11. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. לָהֶ֗םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. שִׁמְע֤וּshim.'U“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  14. אֵלַי֙'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Lei“O citizens of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בַּעַל · “master” · Strong's H1167G
  16. שְׁכֶ֔םshe.Khem“Shechem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שְׁכֶם · “Shechem” · Strong's H7927G
  17. וְיִשְׁמַ֥עve.yish.Ma'“so he may listen”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  18. אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khem“to you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  19. אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
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)