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"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Judges.21.12",
"source": "וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י ׀ יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗ד אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָדְעָ֛ה אִ֖ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ אוֹתָ֤ם אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyimṣəʾû* from *yôšəbê* *Yābēš* *Gilʿād* *ʾarbaʿ* *mēʾôt* *naʿărāh* *bətûlāh* who not-*yādʿāh* *ʾîš* for *miškab* *zākār* and *wayyābîʾû* them to the *maḥăneh* *Šilōh* which is in *ʾereṣ* *Kənaʿan*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyimṣəʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they found",
"*mi-yôšəbê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - from inhabitants of",
"*Yābēš Gilʿād*": "proper noun - Jabesh-Gilead",
"*ʾarbaʿ mēʾôt*": "numeral, feminine + noun, feminine, plural - four hundred",
"*naʿărāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - young woman",
"*bətûlāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - virgin",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who",
"*lōʾ-yādʿāh*": "negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - had not known",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man",
"*lə-miškab*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - for lying of",
"*zākār*": "noun, masculine, singular - male",
"*wayyābîʾû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they brought",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*ʾel-ha-maḥăneh*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, singular - to the camp",
"*Šilōh*": "proper noun - Shiloh",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular construct - in land of",
"*Kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan"
},
"variants": {
"*naʿărāh*": "young woman/girl/maiden",
"*bətûlāh*": "virgin/unmarried woman",
"*lōʾ-yādʿāh ʾîš*": "had not known a man/had not had sexual relations with a man",
"*lə-miškab zākār*": "for lying with a male/for sexual relations with a man"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Judges.21.13",
"source": "וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּסֶ֣לַע רִמּ֑וֹן וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם שָׁלֽוֹם׃",
"text": "And *wayyišləḥû* all-the *ʿēdāh* and *waydabbərû* to *bənê* *Binyāmîn* who were in *selaʿ* *Rimmôn* and *wayyiqrəʾû* to them *šālôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyišləḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they sent",
"*kol-hā-ʿēdāh*": "noun + noun with definite article, feminine, singular - all the congregation",
"*waydabbərû*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they spoke",
"*ʾel-bənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - to sons of",
"*Binyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who",
"*bə-selaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in rock of",
"*Rimmôn*": "proper noun - Rimmon",
"*wayyiqrəʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they proclaimed",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - peace"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*selaʿ*": "rock/cliff",
"*wayyiqrəʾû lāhem šālôm*": "they proclaimed peace to them/they offered them terms of peace"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Judges.21.14",
"source": "וַיָּ֤שָׁב בִּנְיָמִן֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר חִיּ֔וּ מִנְּשֵׁ֖י יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד וְלֹֽא־מָצְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyāšāb* *Binyāmîn* at the *ʿēt* the *hîʾ* and *wayyitənû* to them the *nāšîm* which they had *ḥiyyû* from *nəšê* *Yābēš* *Gilʿād* and not-*māṣəʾû* for them enough.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyāšāb*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - returned",
"*Binyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*bā-ʿēt ha-hîʾ*": "preposition + noun with definite article, feminine, singular + pronoun with definite article, feminine, singular - at that time",
"*wayyitənû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they gave",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ha-nāšîm*": "noun with definite article, feminine, plural - the women",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/whom",
"*ḥiyyû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they kept alive",
"*mi-nəšê*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural construct - from women of",
"*Yābēš Gilʿād*": "proper noun - Jabesh-Gilead",
"*wə-lōʾ-māṣəʾû*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they did not find",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so/enough"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāšāb*": "returned/came back",
"*ʿēt*": "time/season",
"*ḥiyyû*": "kept alive/spared/let live",
"*wə-lōʾ-māṣəʾû lāhem kēn*": "and they did not find enough for them/and still there were not enough for them"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Judges.21.15",
"source": "וְהָעָ֥ם נִחָ֖ם לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה פֶּ֖רֶץ בְּשִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And the *ʿām* *niḥām* for *Binyāmîn* because *ʿāśāh* *YHWH* *pereṣ* in *šibṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hā-ʿām*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the people",
"*niḥām*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was regretful/grieved",
"*lə-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - for Benjamin",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*ʿāśāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - made",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*pereṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular - breach/gap",
"*bə-šibṭê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - in tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*niḥām*": "was regretful/grieved/was sorry/had compassion",
"*ʿāśāh*": "made/created/caused",
"*pereṣ*": "breach/gap/division"
}
}