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And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai·yo·mer
unto Jether Jether Noun H3500 לְיֶ֣תֶר le·ye·ter
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his firstborn eldest Noun H1060 בְּכֹורֹ֔ו be·cho·v·rov,
Up abide Verb H6965 ק֖וּם kum
[and] slay destroy Verb H2026 הֲרֹ֣ג ha·rog
them But the youth babe Noun H5288 הַנַּ֤עַר han·na·'ar
drew draw Verb H8025 שָׁלַ֨ף sha·laf
not his sword dagger Noun H2719 חַרְבֹּו֙ char·bov
for he feared affright Verb H3372 יָרֵ֔א ya·re,
because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
was still again sub H5750 עֹודֶ֖נּוּ o·v·den·nu
because he [was] yet a youth babe Noun H5288 נָֽעַר׃ na·'ar.

People

Jether

Jether [N] [H] [S] surplus; excellence.  Father-in-law of Moses ( Exodus 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.).    The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons ( Judges 8:20 ).    The father of Amasa, David's general ( 1 Kings 2:5  1 Kings 2:32 ); called Ithra ( 2 Samuel 17:25 ).    1 Chronicles 7:38 . ... View Details

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King James Bible And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Hebrew Greek English And So he said unto to Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. "Rise, kill them." But the youth drew did not draw his sword: sword, for he feared, was afraid, because he was yet still a youth.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So he said unto to Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. "Rise, kill them." But the youth drew did not draw his sword: sword, for he feared, was afraid, because he was yet still a youth.