Judges 11:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So now Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess them?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֞ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י מִפְּנֵ֖י עַמּ֣וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּירָשֶֽׁנּוּ׃

Transliteration

wĕʿattâ YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl hôrîš ʾet-hāʾĕmōrî from pĕnê ʿammô yiśrāʾēl wĕʾattâ tîrāšennû

Grammar Details

*wĕʿattâ*: conjunction with adverb - and now
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*ʾĕlōhê*: noun masculine plural construct - God of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*hôrîš*: hiphil perfect 3rd singular masculine - he dispossessed
*ʾet-hāʾĕmōrî*: direct object marker with proper noun with definite article - the Amorite
*pĕnê*: noun masculine plural construct with preposition min - from before/from presence of
*ʿammô*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people
*wĕʾattâ*: conjunction with personal pronoun 2nd person masculine singular - and you
*tîrāšennû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you will possess it

Word Meanings

*hôrîš*: dispossessed/drove out/disinherited
*pĕnê*: face/presence/before
*tîrāšennû*: you will possess it/you will inherit it/you will take possession of it

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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