Judges 3:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתְּהִ֨י עָלָ֥יו רֽוּחַ־יְהוָה֮ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיֵּצֵא֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ אֶת־כּוּשַׁ֥ן רִשְׁעָתַ֖יִם מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַתָּ֣עָז יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל כּוּשַׁ֥ן רִשְׁעָתָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And-wattĕhî upon-him rûaḥ-YHWH and-wayyišpōṭ ʾet-yiśrāʾēl and-wayyēṣēʾ to-the-milḥāmāh and-wayyittēn YHWH in-hand-his ʾet-kûšan rišʿātayim melek ʾărām and-wattāʿoz hand-his over kûšan rišʿātāyim.

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction + consecutive - and
*tĕhî*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she/it was
*ʿālāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him
*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - spirit of
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*wa-yišpōṭ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he judged
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*wa-yēṣēʾ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out
*la-milḥāmāh*: preposition + definite noun, feminine singular - to the battle/war
*wa-yittēn*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
*bĕyādô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - into his hand
*kûšan*: proper noun - Cushan
*rišʿātayim*: proper noun/epithet - Rishathaim
*melek*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*ʾărām*: proper noun - Aram
*wa-tāʿoz*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was strong
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*ʿal*: preposition - over/against
*rišʿātāyim*: proper noun/epithet - Rishathaim

Word Meanings

*wattĕhî*: and it was/came/became
*rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
*wayyišpōṭ*: and he judged/governed/ruled
*wayyēṣēʾ*: and he went out/came forth/departed
*wayyittēn*: and he gave/placed/delivered
*wattāʿoz*: and it prevailed/grew strong/was mighty

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Judg 6:34 : 34 But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
Judg 11:29 : 29 Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Judg 13:25 : 25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in {H4264} Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judg 14:6 : 6 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Judg 14:19 : 19 And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
1 Sam 11:6 : 6 And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
2 Chr 15:1 : 1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 Chr 20:14 : 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Jehovah in the midst of the assembly;
Ps 51:11 : 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings, but {G2076} the same God, who worketh all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 8 For to one {G3303} is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
Heb 6:4 : 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
1 Sam 10:6 : 6 and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
Num 11:25 : 25 And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!
Num 24:2 : 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.
Num 27:18 : 18 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him;

Similar Verses (AI)

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Judg 3:8-9
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8Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
9And when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
Judg 3:11
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11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judg 11:29
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29Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
Judg 3:15
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15But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.
Judg 3:30-31
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30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox - goad: and he also saved Israel.
Judg 4:2-3
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2And Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Nations.
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Judg 11:32
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32So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
Judg 4:23-24
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23So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the sons of Israel.
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Judg 4:7
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7And I will draw unto you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.
Judg 7:9
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9And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Arise, get thee down into the camp; for I have delivered it into thy hand.
Judg 15:14
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1 Sam 12:11
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11And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and ye dwelt in safety.
Judg 7:14
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14And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath delivered Midian, and all the host.
Judg 3:27
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27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
Judg 15:20
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20And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
Josh 10:30
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30and Jehovah delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
Judg 11:21
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21And Jehovah, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Josh 11:8
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8And Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
Judg 3:13
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13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
Deut 3:2-3
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2And Jehovah said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.
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Judg 6:14
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14And Jehovah looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee?
2 Sam 23:10
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10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.
Judg 13:25
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25And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in {H4264} Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
1 Sam 12:9
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9But they forgat Jehovah their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.
Judg 6:34-35
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67%
34But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
35And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
Judg 7:11
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11and thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.
Judg 2:18
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18And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
Judg 1:1-2
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1And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
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Judg 12:3
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3And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Judg 8:22
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22Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.
2 Kgs 18:7
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7And Jehovah was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
Judg 4:15
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Judg 14:19
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19And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Judg 8:28
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28So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Josh 11:1
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Judg 14:6
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6And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.