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They struckוַיַּכּוּMoabאֶת מוֹאָבat that time,בָּעֵת הַהִיאabout tenכַּעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםmen,אִישׁallכָּלrobustשָׁמֵןand allוְכָלmenאִישׁof valor;חָיִלand notוְלֹאa manאִישׁescaped.נִמְלַט
Judges 3:29
Study it in the app“They struck Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust and all men of valor; and not a man escaped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 3:29, word by word
- They struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- at that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- about tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- robustשָׁמֵןshamen
rich, fat
Rich, fat, abundant.
Where else “shamen” appears- of valorחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- escapedנִמְלַטnimlat
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “nimlat” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
28He said to them, “Follow me, for YHWH has given your enemies, Moab, into your hand.” They went down after him, captured the fords of the Jordan toward Moab, and did not let anyone cross.
29 · This verse (above)
30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel, and the land was calm eighty years.