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Judges 12:11

In Judges 12 of Judges.

And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

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וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvayishpotand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH8199to 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.אַֽחֲרָיו֙acharayvafterאַחַרpreposition, 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…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).יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אֵיל֖וֹןeylonElonאֵילוֹןnoun, proper name — “Elon”H356Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two IsraelitesElon.הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יhazvulonithe Zebuloniteזְבוּלֹנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Zebulonite”, the ordinary formH2075a Zebulonite or descendant of ZebulunZebulonite.וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvayishpotand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH8199to 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.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).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עֶ֥שֶׂרesertenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.שָׁנִֽיםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Young’s Literal Translation

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judgeth Israel, and he judgeth Israel ten years,

World English Bible

After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Darby Translation

And after him Elon, the Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Douay-Rheims

To him succeeded Ahialon a Zabulonite: and he judged Israel ten years:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And after him Ælom of Zabulon judged Israel ten years.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔκρινε μετʼ αὐτὸν τὸν Ἰσραὴλ Αἰλὼμ ὁ Ζαβουλωνίτης δέκα ἔτη.

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