Judges 5:8

They chose new gods,
then there was war in the gates [the enemy came all the way to our cities].
Was there a shield or a spear
to be seen among 40,000 in Israel?

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

יִבְחַר   אֱלֹהִים   חֲדָשִׁים   אָז   לָחֶם   שְׁעָרִים   מָגֵן   אִם   יֵרָאֶה   וָרֹמַח   בְּאַרְבָּעִים   אֶלֶף   בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐξελέξαντο θεοὺς καινούς τότε ἐπολέμησαν πόλεις ἀρχόντων θυρεὸς ἐὰν ὀφθῇ καὶ λόγχη ἐν τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάσιν ἐν Ισραηλ


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0977
יִבְחַר֙ (jivechar)
to choose
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H0430
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (elóhim)
God
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H2319
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים (chadashim)
new
Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Aampa
H0227a
אָ֖ז (az)
then
Adv. Adverb

D
H3901
לָחֶ֣ם (lachem)
war
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H8179
שְׁעָרִ֑ים (shearim)
gate
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H4043
מָגֵ֤ן (magen)
shield
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H0518a
H9014
אִם (im-)
־
if
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H7200
יֵֽרָאֶה֙ (jerae)
to see
Verb Verb
niphal 3p sing. niphal third person masculine singular

VNi3ms
H9002
H7420
וָ (va)
רֹ֔מַח (rómach)
and
spear
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H9003
H0705
בְּ (be)
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (arebaim)
in
forty
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

R
Ncmpa
H0505
אֶ֖לֶף (elef)
thousand
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H3478
H9016
בְּ (be)
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (jiserael)
׃
in
Israel
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

R
Npl

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