Judges 8:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י פְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer also-to-ʾanšê p̄ənûʾēl lēʾmōr bə-šûḇî ḇə-šālôm ʾeṯōṣ ʾeṯ-ha-miḡdāl ha-ze

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾanšê*: masculine plural construct - men of
*p̄ənûʾēl*: proper noun - Penuel
*lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
*bə-šûḇî*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 1st common singular suffix - in my returning
*ḇə-šālôm*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in peace
*ʾeṯōṣ*: Qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will break down
*ʾeṯ-ha-miḡdāl*: direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the tower
*ha-ze*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this

Word Meanings

*šûḇî*: my returning/coming back
*šālôm*: peace/safety/well-being/completeness
*ʾeṯōṣ*: I will break down/tear down/demolish

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Judg 8:17 : 17 And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
1 Kgs 22:27-28 : 27 and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.

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