KJV: And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
YLT: And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,
Darby: And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth.
ASV: And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
וַיִּקַּח֙ | And he took |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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זִקְנֵ֣י | the elders |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: זָקֵן Sense: old. |
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הָעִ֔יר | of the city |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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קוֹצֵ֥י | thorns |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: קֹוץ Sense: thorn, thornbush. |
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הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | of the wilderness |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness. |
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הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים | briers |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: בַּרְקֹן Sense: briers, briars. |
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וַיֹּ֣דַע | and he taught |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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בָּהֶ֔ם | with them |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural |
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אֵ֖ת | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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אַנְשֵׁ֥י | the men |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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סֻכּֽוֹת | of Succoth |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: סֻכֹּות Sense: the site where Jacob put up booths for his cattle and built a house for himself; apparently east of the Jordan near the ford of the torrent Jabbok and later allotted to the tribe of Gad. |