Judges 8:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נָת֣וֹן נִתֵּ֑ן וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ שָׁ֔מָּה אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmərû [they said], nātôn [giving] nittēn [we will give]; and wayyiprəśû [they spread out] ʾet-haśśimlāh [the garment], and wayyašlîkû [they threw] šāmmāh [there] ʾîš [each man] nezem [earring of] šəlālô [his spoil].

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmərû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʾāmar* - and they said
*nātôn*: qal infinitive absolute of *nātan* - giving
*nittēn*: qal imperfect, 1st person plural of *nātan* - we will give
*wayyiprəśû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *pāraś* - and they spread out
*haśśimlāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the garment
*wayyašlîkû*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *šālak* - and they threw
*šāmmāh*: adverb - there
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - each man
*nezem*: noun, masculine singular construct - earring of
*šəlālô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spoil

Word Meanings

*nātôn* *nittēn*: we will surely give (emphatic infinitive + imperfect construction)
*śimlāh*: garment/cloak/mantle
*nezem*: earring/nose ring/jewelry

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