Judges 1:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

Transliteration

And wayyillāḥămû bənê-Yəhûdâ in Yərûšālaim and wayyilkədû it and wayyakkûhā to pî-ḥāreb and ʾet-the hāʿîr šilləḥû in the bāʾēš.

Grammar Details

*wayyillāḥămû*: consecutive imperfect, niphal, 3rd common plural - and they fought
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
*Yəhûdâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Judah
*Yərûšālaim*: proper noun, place name - Jerusalem
*wayyilkədû*: consecutive imperfect, qal, 3rd common plural - and they captured
*wayyakkûhā*: consecutive imperfect, hiphil, 3rd common plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they struck it
*pî*: construct noun, masculine singular - mouth/edge of
*ḥāreb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
*hāʿîr*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city
*šilləḥû*: perfect, piel, 3rd common plural - they set
*bāʾēš*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the fire

Word Meanings

*wayyillāḥămû*: fought against/attacked/made war on
*wayyilkədû*: captured/seized/took
*wayyakkûhā*: struck it/defeated it/conquered it
*pî-ḥāreb*: edge of the sword/with the sword/by the sword
*šilləḥû*: set/sent/put

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 15:63 : 63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Judg 1:21 : 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Judg 1:9-10
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Judg 1:4-5
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Judg 1:17-19
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Judg 20:48
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Zech 12:6
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2 Chr 29:8
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Ezek 9:7
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Amos 1:14
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Judg 18:27
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2 Chr 34:5
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2 Chr 28:17
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1 Sam 30:14
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Jer 33:4
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Lam 5:11
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2 Chr 13:18
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