Judges 12:9

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{ "verseID": "Judges.12.9", "source": "וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים בָּנוֹת֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח הַח֔וּצָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנ֔וֹת הֵבִ֥יא לְבָנָ֖יו מִן־הַח֑וּץ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* and-thirty *bānôṯ* *šillaḥ* *haḥûṣāh* and-thirty *bānôṯ* *hēḇîʾ* to-*ləḇānāyw* from-*haḥûṣ* and *wayyišpōṭ* *ʾeṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* seven *šānîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*bānôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - daughters", "*šillaḥ*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent out", "*haḥûṣāh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun + directional heh - to the outside", "*hēḇîʾ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he brought in", "*ləḇānāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his sons", "*haḥûṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the outside", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years" }, "variants": { "*šillaḥ*": "sent out/sent away/gave in marriage", "*haḥûṣāh*": "outside/abroad/to other families", "*hēḇîʾ*": "brought in/took in/imported", "*haḥûṣ*": "outside/abroad/from other families" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים בָּנוֹת֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח הַח֔וּצָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנ֔וֹת הֵבִ֥יא לְבָנָ֖יו מִן־הַח֑וּץ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

Transliteration

And wayəhî-to-him thirty bānîm and-thirty bānôṯ šillaḥ haḥûṣāh and-thirty bānôṯ hēḇîʾ to-ləḇānāyw from-haḥûṣ and wayyišpōṭ ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl seven šānîm

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had
• *bānîm*: masculine plural noun - sons
• *bānôṯ*: feminine plural noun - daughters
• *šillaḥ*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent out
• *haḥûṣāh*: definite article + masculine singular noun + directional heh - to the outside
• *hēḇîʾ*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he brought in
• *ləḇānāyw*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for his sons
• *haḥûṣ*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the outside
• *wayyišpōṭ*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *šānîm*: feminine plural noun - years

Word Meanings

• *šillaḥ*: sent out/sent away/gave in marriage
• *haḥûṣāh*: outside/abroad/to other families
• *hēḇîʾ*: brought in/took in/imported
• *haḥûṣ*: outside/abroad/from other families

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters outside the family for marriage and brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and brought in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which had thirtie sonnes and as many doughters: and his thirtie doughters gaue he forth to mariage, and thirtie doughters toke he from without for his sonnes, and iudged Israel seuen yeare,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, which he sent out, & tooke in thirtie daughters from abroade for his sonnes; he iudged Israel seuen yeere.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, whom he sent out, and toke in thirtie daughters from abrode for his sonnes. And when Ibzan had iudged Israel seuen yere,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he hath thirty sons and thirty daughters, he hath sent without and thirty daughters hath brought in to his sons from without; and he judgeth Israel seven years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years;

Referenced Verses

• Judg 10:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Judges.10.4", "source": "וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-thirty *ʿăyārîm* and-thirty *ʿăyārîm* to-them to-them *yiqrəʾû* *ḥawwōṯ* *yāʾîr* until *ha-yôm* *ha-zeh* which in-*ʾereṣ* *ha-gilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and there was/became", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - male donkeys/colts/towns", "*yiqrəʾû*": "qal imperfect 3mp - they call/name", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - tent-villages of", "*yāʾîr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jair", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ha-gilʿāḏ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilead" }, "variants": { "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/towns (wordplay with dual meaning)", "*yiqrəʾû*": "they call/they name/they are called", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "settlements/tent-villages/towns" } }
• Judg 12:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Judges.12.14", "source": "וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים רֹכְבִ֖ים עַל־שִׁבְעִ֣ים עֲיָרִ֑ם וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî*-to-him forty *bānîm* and-thirty *bənê* *ḇānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-seventy *ʿăyārîm* and *wayyišpōṭ* *ʾeṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* eight *šānîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ḇānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "masculine plural noun - donkeys/colts", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years" }, "variants": { "*rōḵəḇîm*": "riding/mounted on", "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/colts/young male donkeys (sign of wealth and status)", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "judged/governed/led/delivered" } }