Judges 8:11

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{ "verseID": "Judges.8.11", "source": "וַיַּ֣עַל גִּדְע֗וֹן דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בֽ͏ָאֳהָלִ֔ים מִקֶּ֥דֶם לְנֹ֖בַח וְיָגְבֳּהָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿal giḏʿôn dereḵ ha-ššəḵûnê ḇā-ʾŏhālîm mi-qeḏem lə-nōḇaḥ wə-yāḡbŏhâ wə-yak ʾeṯ-ha-mmaḥăne wə-ha-mmaḥăne hāyâ ḇeṭaḥ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up", "*giḏʿôn*": "proper noun - Gideon", "*dereḵ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - way/road of", "*ha-ššəḵûnê*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - the dwellers of", "*ḇā-ʾŏhālîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the tents", "*mi-qeḏem*": "preposition + noun - from east of", "*lə-nōḇaḥ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Nobah", "*wə-yāḡbŏhâ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Jogbehah", "*wə-yak*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck", "*ʾeṯ-ha-mmaḥăne*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the camp", "*wə-ha-mmaḥăne*": "waw conjunctive + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the camp", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was", "*ḇeṭaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - secure/confident" }, "variants": { "*dereḵ ha-ššəḵûnê ḇā-ʾŏhālîm*": "way of tent-dwellers/road of nomads", "*ḇeṭaḥ*": "secure/confident/unsuspecting" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַל גִּדְע֗וֹן דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בֽ͏ָאֳהָלִ֔ים מִקֶּ֥דֶם לְנֹ֖בַח וְיָגְבֳּהָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח׃

Transliteration

wə-yaʿal giḏʿôn dereḵ ha-ššəḵûnê ḇā-ʾŏhālîm mi-qeḏem lə-nōḇaḥ wə-yāḡbŏhâ wə-yak ʾeṯ-ha-mmaḥăne wə-ha-mmaḥăne hāyâ ḇeṭaḥ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yaʿal*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went up
• *giḏʿôn*: proper noun - Gideon
• *dereḵ*: noun, feminine singular construct - way/road of
• *ha-ššəḵûnê*: definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - the dwellers of
• *ḇā-ʾŏhālîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the tents
• *mi-qeḏem*: preposition + noun - from east of
• *lə-nōḇaḥ*: preposition + proper noun - to Nobah
• *wə-yāḡbŏhâ*: waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Jogbehah
• *wə-yak*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck
• *ʾeṯ-ha-mmaḥăne*: direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the camp
• *wə-ha-mmaḥăne*: waw conjunctive + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the camp
• *hāyâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was
• *ḇeṭaḥ*: masculine singular noun - secure/confident

Word Meanings

• *dereḵ ha-ššəḵûnê ḇā-ʾŏhālîm*: way of tent-dwellers/road of nomads
• *ḇeṭaḥ*: secure/confident/unsuspecting

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Gideon went up by the route of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the camp while the army was unprepared.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the army: for the army felt secure.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Gedeon wente vp by the waye, where they dwell in the tentes on the east side of Nobah and Iakbeha, & smote the hoost, for the hoost was carelesse, and mystrusted nothinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Gideon went through them that dwelt in Tabernacles on the East side of Nobah and Iogbehah, and smote the hoste: for the hoste was carelesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Gedeon went thorowe them that dwelt in tabernacles on the east syde of Nobah and Iegbahah, and smote the hoaste: for the hoaste dyd cast no perylles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the host; for the host was secure.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Gideon goeth up the way of those who tabernacle in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smiteth the camp, and the camp was confident;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Gideon went up by the way used by the people living in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and made an attack on the army when they had no thought of danger.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army was secure.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Gideon went up the road of the nomads east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army.

Referenced Verses

• Num 32:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.35", "source": "וְאֶת־עַטְרֹ֥ת שׁוֹפָ֛ן וְאֶת־יַעְזֵ֖ר וְיָגְבֳּהָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet*-*ʿaṭrōt* *šōpān* *wə-ʾet*-*yaʿzēr* *wə-yāgbŏhâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿaṭrōt*": "proper noun, feminine plural construct - Atroth", "*šōpān*": "proper noun - Shophan", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*wə-yāgbŏhâ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jogbehah" }, "variants": { "*ʿaṭrōt šōpān*": "Atroth-shophan (possibly one compound place name)", "*yāgbŏhâ*": "Jogbehah (place name, meaning 'high/lofty')" } }
• Num 32:42 : 42 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.42", "source": "וְנֹ֣בַח הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד אֶת־קְנָ֖ת וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֧א לָ֦ה נֹ֖בַח בִּשְׁמֽוֹ׃ פ", "text": "*wə-nōbaḥ* *hālak* *wayyilkōd* *ʾet*-*qənāt* *wə-ʾet*-*bənōteyhā* *wayyiqrāʾ* *lāh* *nōbaḥ* *bi-šəmô* *p*", "grammar": { "*wə-nōbaḥ*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Nobah", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he went", "*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he captured", "*ʾet-qənāt*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Kenath", "*wə-ʾet-bənōteyhā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its daughter-villages", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to it", "*nōbaḥ*": "proper noun - Nobah", "*bi-šəmô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - by/after his name", "*p*": "paragraph marker" }, "variants": { "*bənōteyhā*": "its daughter-villages/its surrounding settlements/its dependent towns", "*wayyiqrāʾ lāh*": "he called it/he named it", "*bi-šəmô*": "by/after his name/according to his own name" } }
• Judg 18:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Judges.18.27", "source": "וְהֵ֨מָּה לָקְח֜וּ אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מִיכָ֗ה וְֽאֶת־הַכֹּהֵן֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָה־לוֹ֒ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ עַל־לַ֗יִשׁ עַל־עַם֙ שֹׁקֵ֣ט וּבֹטֵ֔חַ וַיַּכּ֥וּ אוֹתָ֖ם לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "And they *lāqĕḥû* *ʾēt* which-*ʿāśâ* *mîkâ* and *ʾet*-the *hakkōhēn* who was-to-him, and *wayyābōʾû* against-*layiš* against-*ʿam* *šōqēṭ* and *bōṭēaḥ* and *wayyakkû* them to-*pî*-*ḥāreb* and *ʾet*-the city *śārĕpû* in-the fire.", "grammar": { "*hēmmâ*": "3rd masculine plural, independent pronoun - they", "*lāqĕḥû*": "3rd masculine plural, qal perfect - they took", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʿāśâ*": "3rd masculine singular, qal perfect - he made", "*mîkâ*": "proper noun - Micah", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite, masculine singular noun - the priest", "*hāyâ-lô*": "3rd masculine singular, qal perfect + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - was to him", "*wayyābōʾû*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine plural, qal imperfect - they came", "*ʿal*": "preposition - against/to", "*layiš*": "proper noun - Laish", "*ʿam*": "masculine singular noun - people", "*šōqēṭ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - quiet/at rest", "*bōṭēaḥ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - trusting/secure", "*wayyakkû*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine plural, hiphil imperfect - they struck", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*lĕpî-ḥāreb*": "preposition + construct + noun - with edge of sword", "*hāʿîr*": "definite, feminine singular noun - the city", "*śārĕpû*": "3rd masculine plural, qal perfect - they burned", "*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite, feminine singular noun - in the fire" }, "variants": { "*ʾēt ʾăšer-ʿāśâ mîkâ*": "what Micah had made/the things Micah created", "*ʿam šōqēṭ ûbōṭēaḥ*": "quiet and secure people/peaceful and unsuspecting people", "*wayyakkû ʾôtām lĕpî-ḥāreb*": "struck them with the edge of the sword/killed them by the sword", "*śārĕpû bāʾēš*": "burned with fire/set on fire" } }
• 1 Sam 15:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.15.32", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־אֲגַג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֵלָ֔יו אֲגַ֖ג מַעֲדַנֹּ֑ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲגָ֔ג אָכֵ֖ן סָ֥ר מַר־הַמָּֽוֶת׃ ס", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *Šəmûʾēl*, *ha-ggîšû* to me *ʾet*-*ʾĂgag* *melek* *ʿĂmālēq*, and *wə-yēlek* to him *ʾĂgag* *maʿădannōt*; and *wə-yōʾmer* *ʾĂgag*, *ʾākēn* departed *sar* *mar*-the-*mawet*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Samuel", "*ha-ggîšû*": "hiphil imperative, 2nd masculine plural - bring/present", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾĂgag*": "proper noun, masculine - Agag", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*ʿĂmālēq*": "proper noun - Amalek", "*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*maʿădannōt*": "feminine plural noun or adverbial accusative - in bonds/chains/delicately/cheerfully", "*ʾākēn*": "adverb - surely/indeed/truly", "*sar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has turned away/departed", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - bitterness of", "*ha-mawet*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the death" }, "variants": { "*maʿădannōt*": "delicately/in fetters/cheerfully/in bonds/pleasantly", "*ʾākēn*": "surely/indeed/truly", "*sar*": "turned aside/departed/been removed", "*mar-ha-mawet*": "bitterness of death/bitter death" } }
• 1 Sam 30:16 : 16 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.30.16", "source": "וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה נְטֻשִׁ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹכְלִ֤ים וְשֹׁתִים֙ וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים בְּכֹל֙ הַשָּׁלָ֣ל הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה", "text": "And *wayyōrîḏēhû*, and *wəhinnēh* they were *nəṭušîm* upon-face of *ʿal-pənê* all-the *kāl-hāʾāreṣ*, *ʾōḵəlîm* and *wəšōṯîm* and *wəḥōḡəḡîm* with all-*bəḵōl*-the *haššālāl* the *haggāḏôl* which *ʾăšer* they *lāqəḥû* from land of *mēʾereṣ* *pəlišətîm* and from land of *ûmēʾereṣ* *yəhûḏāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōrîḏēhû*": "consecutive imperfect hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him down", "*wəhinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*nəṭušîm*": "qal passive participle, masculine plural - spread out/scattered", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - upon the face/surface of", "*kāl*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the land/ground", "*ʾōḵəlîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - eating", "*wəšōṯîm*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural - and drinking", "*wəḥōḡəḡîm*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural - and celebrating/feasting", "*bəḵōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - with all of", "*haššālāl*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the spoil/plunder", "*haggāḏôl*": "definite article + adjective masculine singular - the great", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*lāqəḥû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they had taken", "*mēʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - from land of", "*pəlišətîm*": "proper noun - Philistines", "*ûmēʾereṣ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct - and from land of", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah" }, "variants": { "*wayyōrîḏēhû*": "brought him down/led him down", "*nəṭušîm*": "spread out/scattered/strewn about", "*ʾōḵəlîm wəšōṯîm wəḥōḡəḡîm*": "eating and drinking and celebrating/feasting and reveling", "*haššālāl*": "spoil/plunder/booty", "*lāqəḥû*": "had taken/had seized/had captured" } }
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }