Judges 3:13

“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.”

Judges 3:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon

Ammon

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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.

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and he wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and struckיַּךְyach

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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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.

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and they took possessionיִּירְשׁוּyirshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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of the Cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of Palmsתְּמָרִיםtemarim

palm tree

Palm tree.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemAmmon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 19:38Judges 11:42 Samuel 10:62 Samuel 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.

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