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"
}
}