King James Version

Judges 1:6

But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

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וַיָּ֨נָס֙vayanasand awayנוּסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and away”, the next action in the storyH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.אֲדֹ֣נִיadoniAdonibezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶקnoun, proper name — “Adonibezek”H137Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish kingAdonibezek.בֶ֔זֶקvezeqAdonibezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶקnoun, proper name — “Adonibezek”H137Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish kingAdonibezek.וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvayirdefvand chaseרָדַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and chase”, the next action in the storyH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).אַחֲרָ֑יוacharayvafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvayochazvand holdאָחַזconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and hold”, the next action in the storyH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).אֹת֔וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvayqatstsvand cutקָצַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cut”, the next action in the storyH7112to chop off (literally or figuratively)cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּהֹנ֥וֹתbehonotthumbבֹּהֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “thumb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH931the thumb of the hand or great toe of the footthumb, great toe.יָדָ֖יוyadayvhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְרַגְלָֽיוveraglayvand footרֶגֶלconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,

World English Bible

But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

Darby Translation

And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Douay-Rheims

And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔφυγεν Ἀδωνιβεζέκ· καὶ κατέδραμον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάβοσαν αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀπέκοψαν τὰ ἄκρα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ἄκρα τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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