Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 11:6 Interlinear

And they said unto Jephthah and be our captain that we may fight with the children of Ammon

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּH559And they saidto say (used with great latitude)
2לְיִפְתָּ֔חH3316unto Jephthahjiphtach, an israelite; also a place in palestine
3לְכָ֕הH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
4וְהָיִ֥יתָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5לָּ֖נוּH0
6לְקָצִ֑יןH7101and be our captaina magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
7וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הH3898that we may fightto feed on; figuratively, to consume
8בִּבְנֵ֥יH1121with 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
9עַמּֽוֹן׃H5983of Ammonammon, a son of lot; also his posterity and their country

Verse Context

Judges 11:5 made war And it was so that when the children of Ammon ...
Judges 11:6 (current)And they said unto Jephthah and be our captain that we may fight with the children of Ammon
Judges 11:7said And Jephthah unto the elders of Gilead ...

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