Judges 5:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זְבֻל֗וּן עַ֣ם חֵרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לָמ֖וּת וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י עַ֖ל מְרוֹמֵ֥י שָׂדֶֽה׃

Transliteration

Zebulun people charaph his-soul to-die, and-Naphtali on heights-of field

Grammar Details

*Zebulun*: proper name - Zebulun
עַ֣ם: noun, masculine singular - people
*charaph*: Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - scorned/defied/reproached
נַפְשׁ֛וֹ: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/life
לָמ֖וּת: preposition ל + Qal infinitive construct - to die
וְנַפְתָּלִ֑י: waw conjunction + proper name - and Naphtali
עַ֖ל: preposition - on
מְרוֹמֵ֥י: noun, masculine plural construct - heights of
שָׂדֶֽה: noun, masculine singular - field

Word Meanings

*charaph*: scorn/defy/reproach/expose oneself to danger

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Referenced Verses

Judg 4:10 : 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
Judg 4:6 : 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Has not Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded, [saying], Go and draw unto mountain Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the sons of Naphtali and of the sons of Zebulun?
Judg 4:14 : 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah has delivered Sisera into your hand; is not Jehovah gone out before you? So Barak went down from mountain Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Acts 20:24 : 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
1 John 3:16 : 16 Hereby {G5129} know we love, {G2316} because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Rev 12:11 : 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.

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