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Those watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִיםsawוַיִּרְאוּa manאִישׁcoming outיוֹצֵאofמִןthe city,הָעִירand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“Show us,הַרְאֵנוּplease,נָאthe way intoאֶת מְבוֹאthe city,הָעִירand we will showוְעָשִׂינוּloyal loveחָסֶדto you.”עִמְּךָ
Judges 1:24
Study it in the app“Those watching saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us, please, the way into the city, and we will show loyal love to you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:24, word by word
- Those watchingשֹּׁמְרִיםshomrim
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomrim” appears- sawיִּרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- coming outיוֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- the way intoמְבוֹאmevo
entrance
The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.
Where else “mevo” appears- and we will showעָשִׂינוּasinu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asinu” appears- loyal loveחָסֶדchased
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chased” appears
The context
23The house of Joseph had men scout out Bethel (the name of the city formerly was Luz).
24 · This verse (above)
25He showed them the way into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but the man and all his family they let go.