KJV: (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
YLT: because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from him, and deliver you from the hand of Midian;
Darby: for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and rescued you from the hand of Mid'ian;
ASV: (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
נִלְחַ֥ם | fought |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war. |
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אָבִ֖י | my father |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | for you |
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ | and risked |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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נַפְשׁוֹ֙ | his life |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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מִנֶּ֔גֶד | far |
Parse: Preposition-m Root: נֶגֶד Sense: what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv. |
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וַיַּצֵּ֥ל | and delivered |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָצַל Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder. |
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מִיַּ֥ד | out of the hand |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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מִדְיָֽן | of Midian |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְיָן Sense: son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians. |