Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 11:9 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 11:9, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said And Jephthah unto the elders of Gilead If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon deliver and the LORD them before me shall I be your head”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | יִפְתָּ֜ח | H3316 | And Jephthah | jiphtach, an israelite; also a place in palestine |
| 3 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 4 | זִקְנֵ֣י | H2205 | unto the elders | old |
| 5 | גִלְעָ֗ד | H1568 | of Gilead | gilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites |
| 6 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 7 | מְשִׁיבִ֨ים | H7725 | If ye bring me home again | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 8 | אַתֶּ֤ם | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 9 | אוֹתִי֙ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | לְהִלָּחֵם֙ | H3898 | to fight | to feed on; figuratively, to consume |
| 11 | בִּבְנֵ֣י | H1121 | against the children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 12 | עַמּ֔וֹן | H5983 | of Ammon | ammon, a son of lot; also his posterity and their country |
| 13 | וְנָתַ֧ן | H5414 | deliver | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 14 | יְהוָ֛ה | H3068 | and the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 15 | אוֹתָ֖ם | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 16 | לְפָנָ֑י | H6440 | them before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 17 | אָֽנֹכִ֕י | H595 | i | |
| 18 | אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 19 | לָכֶ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 20 | לְרֹֽאשׁ׃ | H7218 | me shall I be your head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
Geographic Context
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