King James Version

Judges 12:14

And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

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וַיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to 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.ל֞וֹlvotoל֞וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאַרְבָּעִ֣יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.בָּנִ֗יםbanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a 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, […וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙usheloshimand thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and thirty”, the ordinary formH7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieththirty, thirtieth. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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, […בָנִ֔יםvanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a 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, […רֹכְבִ֖יםrokhevimon backרָכַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “on back”, a verb used as a describing wordH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, 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,…שִׁבְעִ֣יםshivimseventyשִׁבְעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “seventy”, the ordinary formH7657seventyseventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).עֲיָרִ֑םayarimcoltעַיִרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “colt”, the ordinary formH5895properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt(ass) colt, foal, young ass.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.שְׁמֹנֶ֥הshemoneheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.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 he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he hath forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy ass-colts, and he judgeth Israel eight years.

World English Bible

He had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons who rode on seventy donkey colts. He judged Israel eight years.

Darby Translation

And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy ass colts. And he judged Israel eight years.

Douay-Rheims

And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, that rode upon seventy colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ τεσσαράκοντα υἱοὶ, καὶ τριάκοντα υἱῶν υἱοὶ ἐπιβαίνοντες ἐπὶ ἑβδομήκοντα πώλους· καὶ ἔκρινε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ὀκτὼ ἔτη.