Judges 17:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to his mother,לְאִמֹּ֡ו
(le·'im·mov)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
"The elevenאֶלֶף֩
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
hundredוּמֵאָ֨ה
(u·me·'ah)
3967: hundreda prim. root
[pieces] of silverהַכֶּ֜סֶף
(hak·ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were takenלֻֽקַּֽח־
(luk·kach-)
3947: to takea prim. root
from you, about which you uttered a curseאָלִית֙
(a·lit)
422: to swear, cursea prim. root
in my hearing,בְּאָזְנַ֔י
(be·'a·ze·nai,)
241: an earfrom an unused word
behold,הִנֵּֽה־
(hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶף
(hak·ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
is with me; I tookלְקַחְתִּ֑יו
(le·kach·tiv;)
3947: to takea prim. root
it." And his motherאִמֹּ֔ו
(im·mov,)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
said,אָמַ֣רְתְּ
(a·mar·te)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Blessedבָּר֥וּךְ
(ba·ruch)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
be my sonבְּנִ֖י
(be·ni)
1121: sona prim. root
by the LORD."לַיהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
The eleven hundred
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shekels of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
that were taken
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
from thee about which thou cursedst
'alah  (aw-law')
to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate -- adjure, curse, swear.
and spakest
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
of also in mine ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
behold the silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
is with me I took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it And his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
be thou of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
my son
ben  (bane)
a 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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD."

King James Bible
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about--here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you." Then his mother said, "My son, you are blessed by the LORD!"

International Standard Version
He told his mother, "Do you remember those 1,100 silver coins that were stolen from you and about which you uttered a curse when I could hear it? Well, I have the silver. I took it." So she replied, "May my son be blessed by the LORD."

NET Bible
He said to his mother, "You know the eleven hundred pieces of silver which were stolen from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole it, but now I am giving it back to you." His mother said, "May the LORD reward you, my son!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He told his mother, "You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here's the silver. I took it!" His mother said, "The LORD bless you, my son!"

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my son.
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