Judg 21:5-9 : 5 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.5",
"source": "וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־עָלָ֧ה בַקָּהָ֛ל מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּי֩ הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה הָיְתָ֗ה לַ֠אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָ֨ה אֶל־יְהוָ֧ה הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖ר מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* who from that which not-*ʿālāh* in the *qāhāl* from all-*šibṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl* to *YHWH* for the *šəbûʿāh* the *gədôlāh* *hāytāh* to that which not-*ʿālāh* to *YHWH* the *Miṣpāh* *lēʾmōr* *môt* *yûmāt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*lōʾ-ʿālāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - did not go up",
"*ba-qāhāl*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - in the assembly",
"*mi-kol-šibṭê*": "preposition + noun + noun, masculine, plural construct - from all tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾel-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/LORD",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ha-šəbûʿāh ha-gədôlāh*": "noun with definite article + adjective with definite article - the great oath",
"*hāytāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was",
"*la-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - to the one who",
"*lōʾ-ʿālāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - did not go up",
"*ʾel-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/LORD",
"*ha-Miṣpāh*": "proper noun with definite article - the Mizpah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*môt yûmāt*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute + verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - surely be put to death"
},
"variants": {
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/gathering",
"*šəbûʿāh*": "oath/pledge/vow",
"*gədôlāh*": "great/severe/important",
"*môt yûmāt*": "surely be put to death/certainly die/must be killed"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.6",
"source": "וַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־בִּנְיָמִ֖ן אָחִ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נִגְדַּ֥ע הַיּ֛וֹם שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָ֖ד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyinnāḥămû* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* concerning *Binyāmîn* their *ʾāḥ* and *wayyōʾmərû* *nigdaʿ* the *yôm* *šēbeṭ* *ʾeḥād* from *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyinnāḥămû*": "verb, niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they were sorry/regretted",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - sons of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾel-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - concerning Benjamin",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother/their brother",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*nigdaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is cut off/cut down",
"*ha-yôm*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - today/this day",
"*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - tribe",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine - one",
"*mi-Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - from Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyinnāḥămû*": "they were sorry/they regretted/they grieved/they had compassion",
"*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/their brother",
"*nigdaʿ*": "is cut off/is cut down/is severed/is removed"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.7",
"source": "מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים לְנָשִׁ֑ים וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ בַֽיהוָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י תֵּת־לָהֶ֥ם מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְנָשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "What *naʿăśeh* for them for the *nôtārîm* for *nāšîm* and *ʾănaḥnû* *nišbaʿnû* by *YHWH* to not *tēt* to them from our *bənôt* for *nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*naʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - shall we do",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them",
"*la-nôtārîm*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, plural - for the ones remaining",
"*lə-nāšîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural - for wives",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st plural - we",
"*nišbaʿnû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st plural - we have sworn",
"*ba-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - by Yahweh/LORD",
"*lə-biltî*": "preposition + negative particle - to not",
"*tēt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - give",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*mi-bənôtênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural construct + 1st plural suffix - from our daughters",
"*lə-nāšîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural - for wives"
},
"variants": {
"*naʿăśeh*": "shall we do/will we do/should we do",
"*nôtārîm*": "ones remaining/survivors/remnant",
"*nišbaʿnû*": "we have sworn/we took an oath",
"*tēt*": "give/provide",
"*nāšîm*": "women/wives"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֗י אֶחָד֙ מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־עָלָ֥ה אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וְ֠הִנֵּה לֹ֣א בָא־אִ֧ישׁ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה מִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖ד אֶל־הַקָּהָֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* which one from *šibṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl* which not-*ʿālāh* to *YHWH* the *Miṣpāh* and behold not *bāʾ*-*ʾîš* to the *maḥăneh* from *Yābēš* *Gilʿād* to the *qāhāl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who/which",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine - one",
"*mi-šibṭê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - from tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*lōʾ-ʿālāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - did not go up",
"*ʾel-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/LORD",
"*ha-Miṣpāh*": "proper noun with definite article - the Mizpah",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*lōʾ bāʾ-ʾîš*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine, singular - no man came",
"*ʾel-ha-maḥăneh*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - to the camp",
"*mi-Yābēš Gilʿād*": "preposition + proper noun - from Jabesh-Gilead",
"*ʾel-ha-qāhāl*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - to the assembly"
},
"variants": {
"*šibṭê*": "tribes of/clans of",
"*maḥăneh*": "camp/encampment",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/gathering"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.9",
"source": "וַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖ד הָעָ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֵֽין־שָׁם֙ אִ֔ישׁ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖י יָבֵ֥שׁ גִּלְעָֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyitpāqēd* the *ʿām* and behold *ʾên*-there *ʾîš* from *yôšəbê* *Yābēš* *Gilʿād*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyitpāqēd*": "verb, hithpael imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - was mustered/was counted",
"*hā-ʿām*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the people",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*ʾên-šām*": "negative particle of existence + adverb - there was not there",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man",
"*mi-yôšəbê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - from inhabitants of",
"*Yābēš Gilʿād*": "proper noun - Jabesh-Gilead"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitpāqēd*": "was mustered/was counted/was numbered",
"*ʾên*": "there was not/none",
"*yôšəbê*": "inhabitants of/dwellers of/residents of"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־שָׁ֣ם הָעֵדָ֗ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וַיְצַוּ֨וּ אוֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר לְ֠כוּ וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י יָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְהַטָּֽף׃",
"text": "And *wayyišləḥû*-there the *ʿēdāh* *šənêm-ʿāśār* *ʾelep̄* *ʾîš* from *bənê* the *ḥayil* and *wayṣawwû* them *lēʾmōr* go and *hikkîtem* *ʾet*-*yôšəbê* *Yābēš* *Gilʿād* with *pî*-*ḥereb* and the *nāšîm* and the *ṭāp̄*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyišləḥû-šām*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural + adverb - they sent there",
"*hā-ʿēdāh*": "noun with definite article, feminine, singular - the congregation/assembly",
"*šənêm-ʿāśār*": "numeral, masculine - twelve",
"*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular - thousand",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - men",
"*mi-bənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - from sons of",
"*he-ḥayil*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the valor/strength",
"*wayṣawwû*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they commanded",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ləkû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - go",
"*wə-hikkîtem*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and strike",
"*ʾet-yôšəbê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine, plural construct - inhabitants of",
"*Yābēš Gilʿād*": "proper noun - Jabesh-Gilead",
"*lə-p̄î-ḥereb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, feminine, singular - with edge of sword",
"*wə-ha-nāšîm*": "conjunction + noun with definite article, feminine, plural - and the women",
"*wə-ha-ṭāp̄*": "conjunction + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - and the children"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*ḥayil*": "valor/strength/might/army",
"*hikkîtem*": "strike/smite/attack",
"*lə-p̄î-ḥereb*": "with edge of sword/by the sword",
"*ṭāp̄*": "children/little ones/dependents"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.11",
"source": "וְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ כָּל־זָכָ֗ר וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֛ה יֹדַ֥עַת מִשְׁכַּב־זָכָ֖ר תַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃",
"text": "And this is the *dābār* which *taʿăśû*: every *zākār* and every *ʾiššāh* *yōdaʿat* *miškab*-*zākār* *taḥărîmû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ha-dābār*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the thing/matter/word",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*taʿăśû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do",
"*kol-zākār*": "noun + noun, masculine, singular - every male",
"*wə-kol-ʾiššāh*": "conjunction + noun + noun, feminine, singular - and every woman",
"*yōdaʿat*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular - knowing",
"*miškab-zākār*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, singular - lying of male/intercourse with man",
"*taḥărîmû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall utterly destroy"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "thing/matter/word",
"*taʿăśû*": "you shall do/you will do",
"*yōdaʿat miškab-zākār*": "knowing lying with a man/experienced in sexual relations with men",
"*taḥărîmû*": "you shall utterly destroy/you shall devote to destruction/you shall destroy completely"
}
}