Judges 4:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ עֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וְהָיָה֩ אִם־אִ֨ישׁ יָב֜וֹא וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְאָמַ֛ר הֲיֵֽשׁ־פֹּ֥ה אִ֖ישׁ וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ אָֽיִן׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer ʾēlêhā ʿămōd petaḥ hāʾōhel wə-hāyâ ʾim-ʾîš yābôʾ û-šəʾēlēk wə-ʾāmar hăyēš-pōh ʾîš wə-ʾāmart ʾāyin

Grammar Details

*wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
*ʾēlêhā*: preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to her
*ʿămōd*: Qal imperative masculine singular - stand
*petaḥ*: construct noun - entrance of
*hāʾōhel*: definite article + noun - the tent
*wə-hāyâ*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be
*ʾim-ʾîš*: conditional particle + noun - if anyone/if a man
*yābôʾ*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - comes
*û-šəʾēlēk*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and asks you
*wə-ʾāmar*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and says
*hăyēš-pōh*: interrogative particle + existential particle + adverb - is there here
*ʾîš*: noun - a man/anyone
*wə-ʾāmart*: conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person feminine singular - and you shall say
*ʾāyin*: negative adverb - no/there is not

Word Meanings

*ʿămōd*: stand/position yourself
*petaḥ*: entrance/doorway/opening
*wə-hāyâ*: and it will be/and it shall happen
*yābôʾ*: comes/arrives
*û-šəʾēlēk*: asks you/inquires of you
*hăyēš*: is there/exists there
*ʾāyin*: no/none/there is not

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 2:3-5 : 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were: 5 and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for ye will overtake them.
2 Sam 17:20 : 20 And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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