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He showed themוַיַּרְאֵםthe way intoאֶת מְבוֹאthe city,הָעִירand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword;חָרֶבbut the manוְאֶת הָאִישׁand allוְאֶת כָּלhis familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹthey let go.שִׁלֵּחוּ
Judges 1:25
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:25, word by word
- He showed themיַּרְאֵyare
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “yare” appears- the way intoמְבוֹאmevo
entrance
The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.
Where else “mevo” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and they struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- with the edgeפִיfi
edge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- but the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּmishpacht
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpacht” appears- they let goשִׁלֵּחוּshilechu
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shilechu” appears
The context
24Those 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.”
25 · This verse (above)
26The man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.