Judges 5:8

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Judges 5:8


← Judges 5:7 Judges 5:8 (KJV) Judges 5:9 →
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

They choseH977 newH2319 godsH430; then was warH3901 in the gatesH8179: was there a shieldH4043 or spearH7420 seenH7200 among fortyH705 thousandH505 in IsraelH3478?


Original Hebrew

יִבְחַר אֱלֹהִים חֲדָשִׁים אָז לָחֶם שְׁעָרִים מָגֵן אִם־יֵרָאֶה וָרֹמַח בְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
יִבְחַר֙
yiv.Char H977 HVqi3ms it chose
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa gods
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים
cha.da.Shim H2319 HAampa new
אָ֖ז
'az H227 HD then
לָחֶ֣ם
la.Chem H3901 HNcmsa bread
שְׁעָרִ֑ים
she.'a.Rim H8179 HNcmpa gates
מָגֵ֤ן
ma.Gen H4043 HNcbsa a shield
אִם
'im- H518 HC if
יֵֽרָאֶה֙
ye.ra.'Eh H7200 HVNi3ms it was seen
וָ/רֹ֔מַח
va./Ro.mach H7420 HC/Ncmsa and/ a spear
בְּ/אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
be./'ar.ba.'Im H705 HR/Acbpa among/ forty
אֶ֖לֶף
'E.lef H505 HAcbsa thousand
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
be./Yis.ra.'El H3478 HR/Np in/ Israel
Strong's References
  • H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  • H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  • H705 — אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'): multiple of אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ) H702; forty; -forty.
  • H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
  • H2319 — חָדָשׁ (châdâsh, khaw-dawsh'): from חָדַשׁ (châdash) H2318; new; fresh, new thing.
  • H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
  • H3901 — לָחֶם (lâchem, law-khem'): from לָחַם (lâcham) H3898; battle; war.
  • H4043 — מָגֵן (mâgên, maw-gane'): also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה (mᵉginnâh); from גָּנַן (gânan) H1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile; [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.
  • H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  • H7420 — רֹמַח (rômach, ro'-makh): from an unused root meaning to hurl; a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point; buckler, javelin, lancet, spear.
  • H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר (shâʻar) H8176 in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H227 — אָז (ʼâz, awz): a demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore; beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
  • H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
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