Judges 9:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
for my fatherאָבִ֖י
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
foughtנִלְחַ֥ם
(nil·cham)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
for you and riskedוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ
(vai·yash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
his lifeנַפְשֹׁו֙
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥ל
(vai·ya·tzel)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
you from the handמִיַּ֥ד
(mi·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of Midian;מִדְיָֽן׃
(mid·yan.)
4080: a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and the region where they settled from the same as madon


















KJV Lexicon
For my father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
fought
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
for you and adventured
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
his life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
far
neged  (neh'-ghed)
a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before -- about, (over) against, aloof, far (off), from, over, presence, other side, sight, to view.
and delivered
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
you out of the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of Midian
Midyan  (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

King James Bible
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian,

International Standard Version
because my father fought on your behalf, throwing away all concern for his own life, and delivered you from Midian's domination.

NET Bible
my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian's power.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My father fought for you. He risked his life and rescued you from Midian.

King James 2000 Bible
(For my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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