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"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Judges.21.16",
"source": "וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ זִקְנֵ֣י הָעֵדָ֔ה מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים לְנָשִׁ֑ים כִּֽי־נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ן אִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* *ziqnê* the *ʿēdāh* what-*naʿăśeh* for the *nôtārîm* for *nāšîm* for *nišmədāh* from *Binyāmîn* *ʾiššāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - elders of",
"*hā-ʿēdāh*": "noun with definite article, feminine, singular - the congregation",
"*mah-naʿăśeh*": "interrogative pronoun + verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - what shall we do",
"*la-nôtārîm*": "preposition + noun with definite article, masculine, plural - for the remaining ones",
"*lə-nāšîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural - for wives",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*nišmədāh*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is destroyed/exterminated",
"*mi-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - from Benjamin",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman"
},
"variants": {
"*ziqnê*": "elders of/older men of",
"*ʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community",
"*nôtārîm*": "remaining ones/survivors/remnant",
"*nišmədāh*": "is destroyed/is exterminated/is wiped out"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Judges.21.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שֵׁ֖בֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* *yəruššat* *pəlêṭāh* for *Binyāmîn* and not *yimmāḥeh* *šēbeṭ* from *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*yəruššat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - possession/inheritance of",
"*pəlêṭāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - escape/remnant/survivor",
"*lə-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - for Benjamin",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yimmāḥeh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be wiped out/blotted out",
"*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - tribe",
"*mi-Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - from Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yəruššat*": "possession of/inheritance of",
"*pəlêṭāh*": "escape/remnant/survivors",
"*yimmāḥeh*": "will be wiped out/will be blotted out/will be erased"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Judges.21.18",
"source": "וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֛ל לָתֵת־לָהֶ֥ם נָשִׁ֖ים מִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָר֕וּר נֹתֵ֥ן אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ ס",
"text": "And *ʾănaḥnû* not *nûkal* *lātēt*-to them *nāšîm* from our *bənôt* for *nišbəʿû* *bənê-Yiśrāʾēl* *lēʾmōr* *ʾārûr* *nōtēn* *ʾiššāh* to *Binyāmîn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "pronoun, 1st plural - we",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nûkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we are able",
"*lātēt*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine, plural - wives",
"*mi-bənôtênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural construct + 1st plural suffix - from our daughters",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*nišbəʿû*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - swore",
"*bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine, plural construct + proper noun - sons of Israel",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, qal - cursed",
"*nōtēn*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one giving",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman/wife",
"*lə-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Benjamin"
},
"variants": {
"*nûkal*": "we are able/we can",
"*lātēt*": "to give/to provide",
"*nišbəʿû*": "swore/took an oath",
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse",
"*nōtēn*": "one giving/anyone who gives"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Judges.21.19",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ הִנֵּה֩ חַג־יְהוָ֨ה בְּשִׁל֜וֹ מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀ יָמִ֗ימָה אֲשֶׁ֞ר מִצְּפ֤וֹנָה לְבֵֽית־אֵל֙ מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ לִ֨מְסִלָּ֔ה הָעֹלָ֥ה מִבֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל שְׁכֶ֑מָה וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב לִלְבוֹנָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* behold *ḥag*-*YHWH* in *Šilô* from *yāmîm* to *yāmîmāh* which is from north to *Bêt-ʾēl* *mizrəḥāh* the *šemeš* to the *məsillāh* the *ʿōlāh* from *Bêt-ʾēl* to *Šəkem* and from south to *Ləbônāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ḥag-YHWH*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + divine name - feast of Yahweh/LORD",
"*bə-Šilô*": "preposition + proper noun - in Shiloh",
"*mi-yāmîm yāmîmāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural + noun, feminine, singular - from year to year",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*mi-ṣəp̄ônāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - from north",
"*lə-Bêt-ʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Bethel",
"*mizrəḥāh ha-šemeš*": "noun, feminine, singular + noun with definite article, feminine, singular - east of the sun",
"*li-məsillāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular with definite article - to the highway",
"*hā-ʿōlāh*": "verb, qal participle with definite article, feminine, singular - the one going up",
"*mi-Bêt-ʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - from Bethel",
"*Šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem",
"*ū-mi-negeb*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine, singular - and from south",
"*li-Ləbônāh*": "preposition + proper noun - to Lebonah"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥag*": "feast/festival/pilgrimage",
"*mi-yāmîm yāmîmāh*": "from year to year/annually/yearly",
"*mizrəḥāh ha-šemeš*": "east of the sun/eastward/on the east",
"*məsillāh*": "highway/road",
"*hā-ʿōlāh*": "going up/ascending"
}
}