Judges 9:33

“And in the morning, as the sun rises, you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to him as your hand finds.”

Judges 9:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:33, word by word

And in the morningהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
And in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
the sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh

sun

The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.

Where else “shemesh” appears
risesזְרֹחַzeroach

rise, shine

Rise (of the sun); shine, dawn.

Where else “zeroach” appears
you shall rise earlyתַּשְׁכִּיםtashkim

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “tashkim” appears
and rushפָשַׁטְתָּfashatta

raid

To make a raid.

Where else “fashatta” appears
the cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
and the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
come outיֹצְאִיםyotsim

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotsim” appears
you shall doעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asita” appears
your handיָדֶyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yade” appears
findsתִּמְצָאtimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “timtsa” appears

Translation note

“As your hand finds”: whatever the occasion allows you.

The context

32Now then, rise by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in ambush in the field.

33 · This verse (above)

34Abimelech rose by night, with all the people who were with him, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

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