Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 3:4 Interlinear

And they were to prove Israel by them to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּֽהְי֕וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2לְנַסּ֥וֹתH5254And they were to proveto test; by implication, to attempt
3בָּ֖םH0
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
6לָדַ֗עַתH3045by them to knowto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
7הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙H8085whether they would hearkento hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
8אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9מִצְוֹ֣תH4687unto the commandmentsa command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
10יְהוָ֔הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
11אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12צִוָּ֥הH6680which he commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
13אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14אֲבוֹתָ֖םH1their fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
15בְּיַדH3027by the handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
16מֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872of Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver

Verse Context

Judges 3:3Namely five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians...
Judges 3:4 (current) And they were to prove Israel by them to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses
Judges 3:5And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites Hittites...

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