KJV: And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
YLT: And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, 'Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'
Darby: And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say."
ASV: And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
| וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ | and said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| זִקְנֵֽי־ | the elders |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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| גִלְעָ֖ד | of Gilead |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’. |
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| יִפְתָּ֑ח | Jephthah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִפְתָּח Sense: a son of Gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the Ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering. |
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| יְהוָ֗ה | Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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| יִהְיֶ֤ה | will be |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ | a witness |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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| בֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּ | between us |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: בַּיִן Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between. |
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| כִדְבָרְךָ֖ | according to your words |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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| כֵּ֥ן | so |
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Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus. |
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| נַעֲשֶֽׂה | we do do |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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