Judges 6:8

“YHWH sent a man, a prophet, to the sons of Israel, and he said to them, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: ‘I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slaves.”

Judges 6:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 6:8, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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a prophetנָבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of 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 he said to themיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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brought you upהֶעֱלֵיתִיheeleti

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and brought you outאֹצִיאotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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Places in this verse

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

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

7When the sons of Israel cried out to YHWH because of Midian,

8 · This verse (above)

9I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all who oppressed you; I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

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