Judges 20:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD,(for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֗ם אֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵֽם׃

Transliteration

Wayyišʾălû bənê-Yiśrāʾēl in-YHWH wə-there ʾărôn bərît the-ʾĕlōhîm in-the-yāmîm the-hēm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyišʾălû*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they inquired
• *bənê*: construct state, masculine, plural - sons of/children of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾărôn*: construct state, masculine, singular - ark of
• *bərît*: construct state, feminine, singular - covenant of
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: definite, masculine, plural - the God
• *yāmîm*: definite, masculine, plural - the days
• *hēm*: demonstrative, masculine, plural - those

Word Meanings

• *wayyišʾălû*: and they inquired/and they asked/and they consulted
• *baYHWH*: of the LORD/by the LORD/through the LORD
• *ʾărôn bərît*: ark of covenant/covenant ark

Referenced Verses

• Josh 18:1 : 1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
• Judg 20:18 : 18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
• 1 Sam 4:3-4 : 3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• Ps 78:60-61 : 60 So that he forsook{H8799)} the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed{H8765)} among men; 61 And delivered{H8799)} his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.
• Isa 59:1 : 1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
• Jer 7:12 : 12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
• Judg 20:23 : 23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
• Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.