Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Judges.17.11", "source": "וַיּ֥וֹאֶל הַלֵּוִ֖י לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיְהִ֤י הַנַּ֙עַר֙ ל֔וֹ כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבָּנָֽיו׃", "text": "And *wayyôʾel* *hallēwî* to *lāšeḇet* with-*hāʾîš* and *wayhî* *hannaʿar* to him like one of *mibānāyw*.", "grammar": { "*wayyôʾel*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular hiphil imperfect of *yāʾal* - and he was willing/agreed", "*hallēwî*": "definite article + proper noun/gentilic - the Levite", "*lāšeḇet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct of *yāšaḇ* - to dwell/stay", "*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man", "*wayhî*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect of *hāyâ* - and he became", "*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man", "*mibānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - of his sons" }, "variants": { "*wayyôʾel*": "he was willing/he consented/he agreed", "*lāšeḇet ʾet-hāʾîš*": "idiomatic - to dwell with the man/to stay in the man's household", "*kĕʾaḥad mibānāyw*": "like one of his sons/as one of his own children" } }

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