Judges Chapter 9 verse 17 Holy Bible
(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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(For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;
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for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and rescued you from the hand of Mid'ian;
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(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian:
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(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from `him', and deliver you from the hand of Midian;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Adventured his life.--Literally, as in the margin, cast his life (LXX., ??????), like the Latin projicere vitam (Lucan, Phars. iv. 516). Comp. the reading paraboleusamenos in Philippians 2:30 and Isaiah 53:12 : "He hath poured out his soul unto death."Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewforאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatmy fatherאָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherfoughtנִלְחַ֥ם (nil·ḥam)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battlefor youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstand riskedוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ (way·yaš·lêḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7993: To throw out, down, awayhis lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙ (nap̄·šōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion to deliverוַיַּצֵּ֥ל (way·yaṣ·ṣêl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliveryouאֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casefrom the handמִיַּ֥ד (mî·yaḏ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof Midian,מִדְיָֽן׃ (miḏ·yān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4080: Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled Jump to PreviousCast Danger Deliver Delivered Hand Hands Life Midian Mid'ian Rescue Rescued Risked Think War
