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And he tore downוְ נָתָץthe towerאֶת מִגְדַּלof Penuelפְּנוּאֵלand killedוַיַּהֲרֹגthe menאֶת אַנְשֵׁיof the city.הָעִיר
Judges 8:17
Study it in the app“And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:17, word by word
- And he tore downנָתָץnatats
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “natats” appears- the towerמִגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of Penuelפְּנוּאֵלpenuel
Penuel, Peniel
Penuel (or Peniel): "face of God". A place by the Jabbok river, later a town; also the name of two Israelites.
Where else “penuel” appears- and killedיַּהֲרֹגyaharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “yaharog” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
16He took the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness and the briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 · This verse (above)
18He said to Zebah and to Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They said, “As you are, so were they, each one like the appearance of the sons of a king.”