Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 20:42 Interlinear
“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness but the battle overtook them and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּפְנ֞וּ | H6437 | Therefore they turned | to turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc |
| 2 | לִפְנֵ֨י | H6440 | their backs 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 |
| 3 | אִ֤ישׁ | H376 | 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 | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 5 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 6 | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | H1870 | unto the way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 7 | הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר | H4057 | of the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 8 | וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | H4421 | but the battle | a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) |
| 9 | הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ | H1692 | overtook | properly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit |
| 10 | וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | H5892 | them and them which came out of the cities | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 12 | מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים | H7843 | they destroyed | to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| 13 | אוֹת֖וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃ | H8432 | in the midst | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center |
Verse Context
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Judges 20:42 (current)Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness but the battle overtook them and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst
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