Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 20:38 Interlinear
“Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait that they should make a great rise up flame with smoke out of the city”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗ד | H4150 | Now there was an appointed sign | properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for |
| 2 | הָיָ֛ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | לְאִ֥ישׁ | H376 | between the men | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 4 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 5 | עִם | H5973 | and | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then |
| 6 | הָֽאֹרֵ֑ב | H693 | the liers in wait | to lurk |
| 7 | הֶ֕רֶב | H7235 | that they should make a great | to increase (in whatever respect) |
| 8 | לְהַֽעֲלוֹתָ֛ם | H5927 | rise up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 9 | מַשְׂאַ֥ת | H4864 | flame | properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a pr |
| 10 | הֶֽעָשָׁ֖ן | H6227 | with smoke | smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) |
| 11 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 12 | הָעִֽיר׃ | H5892 | out of the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
Verse Context
Judges 20:37And the liers in wait hasted and rushed upon Gibeah drew themselves along...
Judges 20:38 (current)Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait that they should make a great rise up flame with smoke out of the city
Judges 20:39retired And when the men of Israel battle Benjamin began...