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OET interlinear JDG 8:18

 JDG 8:18 ©

Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
    2. 167744,167745
    3. And he/it said
    4. Then
    5. 559
    6. v-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. S
    9. Y-1245; TDeliverance_by_Gideon
    10. 116036
    1. אֶל
    2. 167746
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. -R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116037
    1. 167747
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -x-maqqef
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116038
    1. זֶבַח
    2. 167748
    3. Zeⱱaḩ
    4. -
    5. 2078
    6. -Np
    7. Zebah
    8. -
    9. Person=Zebah
    10. 116039
    1. וְ,אֶל
    2. 167749,167750
    3. and near/to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. -C,R
    7. and=near/to
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116040
    1. 167751
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -x-maqqef
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116041
    1. צַלְמֻנָּע
    2. 167752
    3. Tsalmunnāˊ
    4. -
    5. 6759
    6. -Np
    7. Zalmunna
    8. -
    9. Person=Zalmunna
    10. 116042
    1. אֵיפֹה
    2. 167753
    3. where
    4. -
    5. 375
    6. p-Ti
    7. where?
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116043
    1. הָ,אֲנָשִׁים
    2. 167754,167755
    3. the men
    4. men
    5. 376
    6. -Td,Ncmpa
    7. the,men
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116044
    1. אֲשֶׁר
    2. 167756
    3. whom
    4. -
    5. -Tr
    6. whom
    7. -
    8. -
    9. 116045
    1. הֲרַגְתֶּם
    2. 167757
    3. you all killed
    4. killed
    5. 2026
    6. v-Vqp2mp
    7. you_all_killed
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116046
    1. בְּ,תָבוֹר
    2. 167758,167759
    3. in/on/at/with Tāⱱōr
    4. -
    5. 8396
    6. -R,Np
    7. in/on/at/with,Tabor
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116047
    1. וַֽ,יֹּאמרוּ
    2. 167760,167761
    3. and said
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. v-C,Vqw3mp
    7. and,said
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116048
    1. 167762
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116049
    1. 167763
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116050
    1. 167764
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116051
    1. כָּמוֹ,ךָ
    2. 167765,167766
    3. like you
    4. -
    5. 3644
    6. -R,Sp2ms
    7. like,you
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116052
    1. כְמוֹ,הֶם
    2. 167767,167768
    3. so they
    4. -
    5. 3644
    6. -R,Sp3mp
    7. so,they
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116053
    1. אֶחָד
    2. 167769
    3. one
    4. -
    5. 259
    6. s-Acmsa
    7. one
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116054
    1. כְּ,תֹאַר
    2. 167770,167771
    3. with appearance
    4. -
    5. 8389
    6. -R,Ncmsc
    7. with,appearance
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116055
    1. בְּנֵי
    2. 167772
    3. of the sons
    4. sons
    5. -Ncmpc
    6. of_the_sons
    7. -
    8. -
    9. 116056
    1. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
    2. 167773,167774
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. -Td,Ncmsa
    7. the,king
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 116057
    1. 167775
    2. -
    3. -
    4. -x-sof-pasuq
    5. -
    6. -
    7. 116058

OET (OET-LV)And_he/it_said to Zeⱱaḩ and_near/to Tsalmunnāˊ where the_men whom you_all_killed in/on/at/with_Tāⱱōr and_said[fn][fn][fn] like_you so_they one with_appearance of_the_sons the_king.


8:18 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

8:18 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

8:18 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

OET (OET-RV)Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What were the men like that you killed at Tabor?”
¶ They were just like you,” they replied. “They seemed like they could have been a king’s sons.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

אֵיפֹה֙ הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּ⁠תָב֑וֹר

what_kind the,men which/who killed in/on/at/with,Tabor

Gideon’s question relates to something that the author has not narrated as part of this story. The author has also not related it as background information. So readers must infer what happened. It appears that at some point, probably before Yahweh called Gideon to lead an army against the Midianites, their forces invaded Israel and killed some of Gideon’s brothers. Because these forces were under the command or authority of Zebah and Zalmunna, Gideon is going to hold them accountable for his brothers’ deaths. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “Now some time ago your forces killed some men at Tabor. You need to answer for that.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אֵיפֹה֙ הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּ⁠תָב֑וֹר

what_kind the,men which/who killed in/on/at/with,Tabor

This could mean: (1) that Gideon is using the question form to announce that he is going to hold Zebah and Zalmunna accountable for the deaths of his brothers. This question seems to have had that significance in this culture. For example, for the same purpose, God says to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” (Genesis 4:9). Alternate translation: “I am going to hold you accountable for the men whom you killed at Tabor” (2) that Gideon is asking for information. He wants to verify the identity of the men whom these kings killed. Alternate translation: “What did the men look like whom you killed at Tabor?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כָּמ֣וֹ⁠ךָ כְמוֹ⁠הֶ֔ם אֶחָ֕ד כְּ⁠תֹ֖אַר בְּנֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

like,you so,they one(ms) with,appearance sons_of the,king

Zebah and Zalmunna could be: (1) saying implicitly that they killed these men because they were of regal bearing and so they perceived them to be a potential threat. As Israelites of strength and influence, they could have led resistance to the Midianites. Alternate translation: “They were of regal bearing, just like you, and we killed them because we perceived them as a threat” (2) answering Gideon’s question by providing information. Alternate translation: “They looked just like you. Each one of them looked like a prince.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּנֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

sons_of the,king

By the expression the king, Zebah and Zalmunna could mean: (1) Gideon himself. They may regard him as the “king” of Israel because he has led the Israelite forces into battle. In that case, by the sons of the king, they would be referring to Gideon’s sons, at least one of whom is present, as 8:20 indicates. Alternate translation: “your sons right there” (2) a person of regal bearing and presence in general. Alternate translation: “the sons of a king”

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

8:18-21 It is not clear just when the slaughter at Tabor took place; it may have occurred during the earlier battle.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. And he/it said
    2. Then
    3. 1814,673
    4. 167744,167745
    5. v-C,Vqw3ms
    6. S
    7. Y-1245; TDeliverance_by_Gideon
    8. 116036
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 371
    4. 167746
    5. -R
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116037
    1. Zeⱱaḩ
    2. -
    3. 1890
    4. 167748
    5. -Np
    6. -
    7. Person=Zebah
    8. 116039
    1. and near/to
    2. -
    3. 1814,371
    4. 167749,167750
    5. -C,R
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116040
    1. Tsalmunnāˊ
    2. -
    3. 6154
    4. 167752
    5. -Np
    6. -
    7. Person=Zalmunna
    8. 116042
    1. where
    2. -
    3. 327
    4. 167753
    5. p-Ti
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116043
    1. the men
    2. men
    3. 1723,276
    4. 167754,167755
    5. -Td,Ncmpa
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116044
    1. whom
    2. -
    3. 247
    4. 167756
    5. -Tr
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116045
    1. you all killed
    2. killed
    3. 1779
    4. 167757
    5. v-Vqp2mp
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116046
    1. in/on/at/with Tāⱱōr
    2. -
    3. 821,7815
    4. 167758,167759
    5. -R,Np
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116047
    1. and said
    2. -
    3. 1814,673
    4. 167760,167761
    5. v-C,Vqw3mp
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116048
    1. like you
    2. -
    3. 3173
    4. 167765,167766
    5. -R,Sp2ms
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116052
    1. so they
    2. -
    3. 3173
    4. 167767,167768
    5. -R,Sp3mp
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116053
    1. one
    2. -
    3. 369
    4. 167769
    5. s-Acmsa
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116054
    1. with appearance
    2. -
    3. 3151,7849
    4. 167770,167771
    5. -R,Ncmsc
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116055
    1. of the sons
    2. sons
    3. 959
    4. 167772
    5. -Ncmpc
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116056
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1723,3997
    4. 167773,167774
    5. -Td,Ncmsa
    6. -
    7. -
    8. 116057

OET (OET-LV)And_he/it_said to Zeⱱaḩ and_near/to Tsalmunnāˊ where the_men whom you_all_killed in/on/at/with_Tāⱱōr and_said[fn][fn][fn] like_you so_they one with_appearance of_the_sons the_king.


8:18 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

8:18 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

8:18 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

OET (OET-RV)Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What were the men like that you killed at Tabor?”
¶ They were just like you,” they replied. “They seemed like they could have been a king’s sons.”

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

 JDG 8:18 ©