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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּֽהְי֕וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | לְנַסּ֥וֹת | H5254 | And they were to prove | to test; by implication, to attempt |
| 3 | בָּ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 4 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | H3478 | Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 6 | לָדַ֗עַת | H3045 | by them to know | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 7 | הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ | H8085 | whether they would hearken | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 8 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 9 | מִצְוֹ֣ת | H4687 | unto the commandments | a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law) |
| 10 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 11 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 12 | צִוָּ֥ה | H6680 | which he commanded | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 13 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | אֲבוֹתָ֖ם | H1 | their fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 15 | בְּיַד | H3027 | by the hand | a 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 |
| 16 | מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | H4872 | of Moses | mosheh, 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...