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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Jetherלְיֶתֶרhis firstborn,בְּכוֹרוֹ“Rise,קוּםkill them.”הֲרֹג אוֹתָםBut the young manוְ הַנַּעַרdid notלֹאdrawשָׁלַףhis sword,חַרְבּוֹforכִּיhe was afraid,יָרֵאbecauseכִּיhe was stillעוֹדֶנּוּa young man.נָעַר
Judges 8:20
Study it in the app“He said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 8:20, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Jetherיֶתֶרyeter
Jether
Jether, the name of several men, such as the father of Amasa (1 Kings 2:5) and the eldest son of Gideon (Judges 8:20). In Exodus 4:18 it is another form of the name of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses.
Where else “yeter” appears- his firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- “Riseקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- kill themהֲרֹגharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harog” appears- But the young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- drawשָׁלַףshalaf
draw out
Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.
Where else “shalaf” appears- his swordחַרְבּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears- he was afraidיָרֵאyare
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yare” appears
The context
19He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As surely as YHWH lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
20 · This verse (above)
21Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself and fall upon us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon rose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.