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Judges 12:14

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And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.	And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.	And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he had forty^H705 sons^H1121 and thirty^H7970 nephews^{H1121 H1121}, that rode^H7392 on threescore and ten^H7657 ass colts^H5895: and he judged^H8199 Israel^H3478 eight^H8083 years^H8141.

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Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי־לֹו אַרְבָּעִים בָּנִים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים בְּנֵי בָנִים רֹכְבִים עַל־שִׁבְעִים עֲיָרִם וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְהִי	va/y.hi-	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it belonged
ל֞/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	to (the)/ him
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	'ar.ba.'Im	H705	HAcbpa	forty
בָּנִ֗ים	ba.Nim	H1121	HNcmpa	sons
וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁים֙	u./she.lo.Shim	H7970	HC/Acbpa	and/ thirty
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	sons of
בָנִ֔ים	va.Nim	H1121	HNcmpa	sons
רֹכְבִ֖ים	ro.khe.Vim	H7392	HVqrmpa	(who) rode
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
שִׁבְעִ֣ים	shiv.'Im	H7657	HAcbpa	seventy
עֲיָרִ֑ם	'a.ya.Rim	H5895	HNcmpa	donkeys
וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט	va/i.yish.Pot	H8199	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he judged
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	she.mo.Neh	H8083	HAcfsa	eight
שָׁנִֽים	sha.Nim	H8141	HNcfpa	years

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H705 — אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'): multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H5895 — עַיִר (ʻayir, ah'-yeer): from עוּר in the sense of raising (i.e. bearing a burden); properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt; (ass) colt, foal, young ass.
• H7392 — רָכַב (râkab, raw-kab'): a primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch; bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
• H7657 — שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, shib-eem'): multiple of שֶׁבַע; seventy; seventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).
• H7970 — שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym, shel-o-sheem'): or שְׁלֹשִׁים; multiple of שָׁלוֹשׁ; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth; thirty, thirtieth. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.
• H8083 — שְׁמֹנֶה (shᵉmôneh, shem-o-neh'): or שְׁמוֹנֶה; feminine שְׁמֹנָה; or שְׁמוֹנָה; apparently from שָׁמֵן through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth; eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8199 — שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'): a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively); [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• rode — Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4

Reciprocal references (8): Judges 8:30, Judges 12:9, 1 Samuel 7:16, 1 Samuel 8:1, 2 Kings 10:1, Matthew 21:5, John 12:15, 1 Timothy 5:4

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ABDON, ISRAEL, JUDGE, KING

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