Judges 8:20

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Bible > Judges > Chapter 8 > Verse 20

Judges 8:20


← Judges 8:19 Judges 8:20 (KJV) Judges 8:21 →
And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he saidH559 unto JetherH3500 his firstbornH1060, UpH6965, and slayH2026 them. But the youthH5288 drewH8025 not his swordH2719: for he fearedH3372, because he was yet a youthH5288.


Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לְיֶתֶר בְּכֹורֹו קוּם הֲרֹג אֹותָם וְלֹא־שָׁלַף הַנַּעַר חַרְבֹּו כִּי יָרֵא כִּי עֹודֶנּוּ נָעַר׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙
va/i.Yo.mer H559 HC/Vqw3ms and/ he said
לְ/יֶ֣תֶר
le./Ye.ter H3500 HR/Np to/ Jether
בְּכוֹר֔/וֹ
be.kho.R/o H1060 HNcmsc/Sp3ms firstborn/ his
ק֖וּם
kum H6965 HVqv2ms arise
הֲרֹ֣ג
ha.Rog H2026 HVqv2ms kill
אוֹתָ֑/ם
'o.Ta/m H853 HTo/Sp3mp (obj.)/ them
וְ/לֹא
ve./lo'- H3808 HC/Tn and/ not
שָׁלַ֨ף
sha.Laf H8025 HVqp3ms he drew
הַ/נַּ֤עַר
ha./Na.'ar H5288 HTd/Ncmsa the/ young man
חַרְבּ/וֹ֙
char.B/o H2719 HNcfsc/Sp3ms sword/ his
כִּ֣י
ki H3588 HC for
יָרֵ֔א
ya.Re' H3372 HVqp3ms he was afraid
כִּ֥י
ki H3588 HC for
עוֹדֶ֖/נּוּ
o.De./nu H5750 HD/Sp3ms still/ he
נָֽעַר
Na.'ar H5288 HNcmsa (was) a young man
Strong's References
  • H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  • H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר (bâkar) H1069; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
  • H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
  • H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב (chârab) H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
  • H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
  • H3500 — יֶתֶר (Yether, yeh'-ther): the same as יֶתֶר (yether) H3499; Jether, the name of five or six Israelites and of one Midianite; Jether, Jethro. Compare יִתְרוֹ (Yithrôw) H3503.
  • H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר (nâʻar) H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
  • H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
  • H8025 — שָׁלַף (shâlaph, saw-laf'): a primitive root; to pull out, up or off; draw (off), grow up, pluck off.

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

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
  • H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד (ʻôd); from עוּד (ʻûwd) H5749; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).
Cross References

Reciprocal references (2): 2 Samuel 1:15, 1 Kings 2:25

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