Judges 8:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.”

Judges 8:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 8:2314 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ʾălēhem

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

גִּדְע֔וֹןgidəʿwōn

GideonnounH1439

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אֶמְשֹׁ֤לʾeməšōl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

אֲנִי֙ʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

בָּ/כֶ֔םbākem

pron

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִמְשֹׁ֥לyiməšōl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

בְּנִ֖/יbəniy

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

בָּ/כֶ֑םbākem

pron

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

יִמְשֹׁ֥לyiməšōl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

בָּ/כֶֽםbākem

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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