Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 11:5 Interlinear

made war And it was so that when the children of Ammon against Israel the elders of Gilead to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֕יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כַּֽאֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
3נִלְחֲמ֥וּH3898made warto feed on; figuratively, to consume
4בְנֵֽיH1121And it was so that when the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
5עַמּ֖וֹןH5983of Ammonammon, a son of lot; also his posterity and their country
6עִםH5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
7יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478against Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
8וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
9זִקְנֵ֣יH2205the eldersold
10גִלְעָ֔דH1568of Gileadgilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites
11לָקַ֥חַתH3947to fetchto take (in the widest variety of applications)
12אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
13יִפְתָּ֖חH3316Jephthahjiphtach, an israelite; also a place in palestine
14מֵאֶ֥רֶץH776out of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
15טֽוֹב׃H2897of Tobtob, a region apparently east of the jordan

Verse Context

Judges 11:4 And it came to pass in process of time made war that the children of Ammon ...
Judges 11:5 (current) made war And it was so that when the children of Ammon against Israel the elders of Gilead to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob
Judges 11:6And they said unto Jephthah and be our captain...

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