1 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.1",
"source": "וְאִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִשְׁבַּ֥ע בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ לֹא־יִתֵּ֥ן בִּתּ֛וֹ לְבִנְיָמִ֖ן לְאִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "And *ʾîš* *Yiśrāʾēl* *nišbaʿ* at the *Miṣpāh* *lēʾmōr*: *ʾîš* from us not-*yitēn* his *bit* to *Binyāmîn* for *ʾiššāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - man of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Israel",
"*nišbaʿ*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - swore/took oath",
"*ba-miṣpāh*": "preposition + noun with definite article, feminine singular - at the Mizpah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/each man",
"*mimmenû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - from us",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yitēn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will give",
"*bit*": "noun, feminine, singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter",
"*lə-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Benjamin",
"*lə-ʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - for a wife"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš*": "man/each one/anyone",
"*nišbaʿ*": "swore/took an oath/pledged",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/declaring",
"*yitēn*": "will give/shall give",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.2",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א הָעָם֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב לִפְנֵ֖י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ קוֹלָ֔ם וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾ* the *ʿām* *bêt-ʾēl* and *wayyēšəbû* there until the *ʿereb* before the *ʾĕlōhîm* and *wayyiśʾû* their *qôl* and *wayyibkû* *bəkî* *gādôl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyābōʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - came/went",
"*hā-ʿām*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the people",
"*bêt-ʾēl*": "construct phrase, proper noun - Bethel/house of God",
"*wayyēšəbû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - they sat/remained",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʿad-hā-ʿereb*": "preposition + noun with definite article - until the evening",
"*li-p̄nê*": "preposition + noun, construct - before",
"*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun with definite article, masculine, plural - the God",
"*wayyiśʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - they lifted",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their voice",
"*wayyibkû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - they wept",
"*bəkî*": "noun, masculine, singular - weeping",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine, singular - great"
},
"variants": {
"*bêt-ʾēl*": "Bethel (place name)/house of God",
"*wayyēšəbû*": "they sat/they remained/they dwelled",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being",
"*wayyiśʾû qôlām*": "they lifted their voice/they cried out"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לָמָ֗ה יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הָ֥יְתָה זֹּ֖את בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד הַיּ֛וֹם מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* why *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *hāytāh* this in *Yiśrāʾēl* *ləhippāqēd* the *yôm* from *Yiśrāʾēl* *šēbeṭ* *ʾeḥād*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*lāmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hāytāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has happened/came to be",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*bə-Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - in Israel",
"*lə-hippāqēd*": "preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct - to be missing/to be absent",
"*ha-yôm*": "noun with definite article - the day/today",
"*mi-Yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - from Israel",
"*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - tribe",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine - one"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of",
"*hāytāh*": "has happened/came to be/occurred",
"*ləhippāqēd*": "to be missing/to be absent/to be lacking/to be numbered",
"*šēbeṭ*": "tribe/clan/branch"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Judges.21.4",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הָעָ֔ם וַיִּבְנוּ־שָׁ֖ם מִזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ עֹל֖וֹת וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayhî* on the *mimmāḥŏrāt* and *wayyaškîmû* the *ʿām* and *wayyibnû* there *mizbēaḥ* and *wayyaʿălû* *ʿōlôt* and *šəlāmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and",
"*wayhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - it happened/it came to pass",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - next day/following day",
"*wayyaškîmû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they rose early",
"*hā-ʿām*": "noun with definite article, masculine, singular - the people",
"*wayyibnû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they built",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*mizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - altar",
"*wayyaʿălû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they offered up",
"*ʿōlôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - burnt offerings",
"*ū-šəlāmîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and peace offerings"
},
"variants": {
"*wayhî*": "it happened/it came to pass",
"*wayyaškîmû*": "they rose early/they started early",
"*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice",
"*ʿōlôt*": "burnt offerings/ascensions",
"*šəlāmîm*": "peace offerings/fellowship offerings/well-being offerings"
}
}
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"
}
}