Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleGideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah. Young's Literal Translation And messengers hath sent Gideon into all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, ‘Come down to meet Midian, and capture before them the waters unto Beth-Barah, and the Jordan;’ and every man of Ephraim is called, and they capture the waters unto Beth-Barah, and the Jordan, King James Bible And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Hebrew Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֩ (giḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel sent שָׁלַ֣ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out messengers וּמַלְאָכִ֡ים (ū·mal·’ā·ḵîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel throughout בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the hill country הַ֨ר (har) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Ephraim אֶפְרַ֜יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory to say, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Come down רְד֞וּ (rə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend against לִקְרַ֤את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way the Midianites מִדְיָן֙ (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled and seize וְלִכְד֤וּ (wə·liḵ·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere the waters הַמַּ֔יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine ahead of them לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew as far as עַ֛ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Beth-barah.” בָּרָ֖ה (bā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1012: Beth-barah -- 'place of ford', a place in Palestine So all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Ephraim אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory were called out, וַיִּצָּעֵ֞ק (way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘êq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim and they captured וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ (way·yil·kə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere the waters הַמַּ֔יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine as עַ֛ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while far as Beth-barah. בָּרָ֖ה (bā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1012: Beth-barah -- 'place of ford', a place in Palestine |
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