Judges 12:9

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.

📖 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.

• 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 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
• Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys: and he judged Israel eight years.