KJV: And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
YLT: and the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, 'Therefore, now, we have turned back unto thee; and thou hast gone with us, and fought against the Bene-Ammon, and thou hast been to us for head -- to all the inhabitants of Gilead.'
Darby: And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
ASV: And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | 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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| זִקְנֵ֨י | the elders |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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| גִלְעָ֜ד | 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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| יִפְתָּ֗ח | 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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| לָכֵן֙ | that is why |
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Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus. |
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| עַתָּה֙ | now |
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Parse: Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now. |
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| שַׁ֣בְנוּ | we have turned again |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back. |
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| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | to you |
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Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ | that you may go |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| עִמָּ֔נוּ | with us |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: עִם Sense: with. |
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| וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ | and fight |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war. |
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| בִּבְנֵ֣י | against the sons |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| עַמּ֑וֹן | of Ammon |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַמֹּון Sense: a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi. |
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| וְהָיִ֤יתָ | and be |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| לָּ֙נוּ֙ | our |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common plural |
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| לְרֹ֔אשׁ | head |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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| לְכֹ֖ל | over all |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | the inhabitants |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| גִלְעָֽד | 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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