He gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹףto himselfאֵלָיוthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןand Amalek,וַעֲמָלֵקand he wentוַיֵּלֶךְand struckוַיַּךְIsrael,אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלand they took possessionוַיִּירְשׁוּof the Cityאֶת עִירof Palms.הַתְּמָרִים
Judges 3:13
Study it in the app“He gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and struck Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 3:13, word by word
- He gatheredיֶּאֱסֹףyeesof
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeesof” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- and Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek
Amalek
Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.
Where else “amalek” appears- and he wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and struckיַּךְyach
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and they took possessionיִּירְשׁוּyirshu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yirshu” appears- of the Cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of Palmsתְּמָרִיםtemarim
palm tree
Palm tree.
Where else “temarim” appears
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
12The sons of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and YHWH strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the eyes of YHWH.
13 · This verse (above)
14The sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.