Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Judges.11.4", "source": "וַיְהִ֖י מִיָּמִ֑ים וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* from-*yāmîm* and *wayyillāḥămû* *bənê*-*'Ammôn* with-*Yiśrā'ēl*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and it came to pass", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*wayyillāḥămû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they fought", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*'Ammôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ammon", "*Yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî miyyāmîm*": "and it came to pass after a time/after some days/after a period", "*wayyillāḥămû*": "fought/made war/battled" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 10:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Judges.10.9", "source": "וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְהִלָּחֵ֛ם גַּם־בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖ין וּבְבֵ֣ית אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֥צֶר לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְאֹֽד", "text": "*wə-yaʿaḇrû* *bənê*-*ʿammôn* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-yardēn* *lə-hillāḥēm* also-in-*yəhûḏāh* and-in-*binyāmîn* and-in-*bêṯ* *ʾep̄rāyim* *wə-tēṣer* to-*yiśrāʾēl* very", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿaḇrû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they crossed over", "*bənê*-*ʿammôn*": "sons of Ammon", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*lə-hillāḥēm*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - to fight", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*binyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin", "*bêṯ* *ʾep̄rāyim*": "house of Ephraim", "*wə-tēṣer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3fs - and it became distressed", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*wə-yaʿaḇrû*": "they crossed over/they passed through", "*lə-hillāḥēm*": "to fight/to wage war", "*wə-tēṣer*": "it became distressed/it was in straits/it was pressed hard" } }