Hebrew & Greek Bible
Judges 21:16-25
16וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205הָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH9009H5712מַה־mah-what?H4100נַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.Sehwill we doH6213לַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.Rimfor <the> [those who] remainH9005H3498לְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.Shimfor wivesH9005H802כִּֽי־ki-forH3588נִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.Dahshe is destroyedH8045מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.Minfrom BenjaminH9006H1144אִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahwomanH802
17וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559יְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.Shata possession ofH3425פְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.Tah[the] escaped remnantH6413לְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.Min[belongs] to BenjaminH9005H1144וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808יִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.Chehit will be wiped outH4229שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.veta tribeH7626מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'Elfrom IsraelH9006H3478
18וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuand weH9002H587לֹ֥אlo'notH3808נוּכַ֛לnu.Khalwe are ableH3201לָתֵת־la.tet-to giveH9005H5414לָהֶ֥םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038נָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimwivesH802מִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuany of daughters ourH9006H1323H9025כִּֽי־ki-forH3588נִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'Uthey had swornH7650בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559אָר֕וּר'a.Rur[be] cursedH779נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[one who] givesH5414אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaha wifeH802לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.Minto BenjaminH9005H1144
19וַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009חַג־chag-[the] festival ofH2282יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068בְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.Lo[is] in ShilohH9003H7887מִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.Mimfrom daysH9006H3117יָמִ֗ימָהya.Mi.mahdays towardsH3117H9011אֲשֶׁ֞ר'a.SherwhichH834מִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nah[is] from north -wardH9006H6828H9011לְבֵֽית־le.veit-of Beth-H9005H1008אֵל֙'el-elH1008מִזְרְחָ֣הmiz.re.Chah[the] rising of towardsH4217H9011הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH9009H8121לִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.Lahof [the] highwayH9005H4546הָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.Lahwhich goes upH9009H5927מִבֵּֽית־mi.beit-from Beth-H9006H1008אֵ֖ל'el-elH1008שְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahShechem towardsH7927H9011וּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevand from [the] southH9002H9006H5045לִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.Nahto LebonahH9005H3829
20וַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavand they commandedH9001H6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559לְכ֖וּle.KhugoH1980וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.Temand you will lie in waitH9001H693בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.Mimin the vineyardsH9003H3754
21וּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.Temand you will seeH9001H7200וְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehand there!H9002H2009אִם־'im-ifH518יֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'Uthey will come outH3318בְנוֹת־ve.not-[the] daughters ofH1323שִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoShilohH7887לָח֣וּלla.Chulto danceH9005H2342בַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtin <the> dancesH9003H4246וִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.Temand you will go outH9001H3318מִן־min-fromH4480הַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.Mimthe vineyardsH9009H3754וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.Temand you will seizeH9001H2414לָכֶ֛םla.Khemfor <the> yourselvesH9005H9036אִ֥ישׁ'isheach manH376אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802H9023מִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.Notfrom [the] daughters ofH9006H1323שִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoShilohH7887וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.Temand you will goH9001H1980אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776בִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
22וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yahand it will beH9001H1961כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uthey will comeH935אֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.Tamfathers theirH1H9028א֨וֹ'oorH176אֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.Hembrothers theirH251H9028לָרִ֣יבla.rovto make a complaintH9005H7378אֵלֵ֗ינוּ'e.Lei.nuto usH413H9035וְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuand we will sayH9001H559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto themH413H9038חָנּ֣וּנוּcha.Nu.nushow favor for to usH2603H9035אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853H9038כִּ֣יkiforH3588לֹ֥אlo'notH3808לָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuwe tookH3947אִ֥ישׁ'isheach manH376אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802H9023בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH9003H4421כִּ֣יkiforH3588לֹ֥אlo'notH3808אַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemyouH859נְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.Temyou gave [them]H5414לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038כָּעֵ֥תka.'Etabout <the> this timeH9004H6256תֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muyou will be guiltyH816
23וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-and they didH9001H6213כֵן֙khenthusH3651בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144וַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried offH9001H5375נָשִׁים֙na.ShimwivesH802לְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.Ramto number theirH9005H4557H9028מִן־min-fromH4480הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.Lotthe dancersH9009H2342אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834גָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luthey seizedH1497וַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH9001H1980וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH9001H7725אֶל־'el-toH413נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.Taminheritance theirH5159H9028וַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.Nuand they rebuiltH9001H1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH9009H5892וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dweltH9001H3427בָּהֶֽם׃ba.Hemin <the> themH9003H9038
24וַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּvai.yit.ha.le.Khuand they dispersedH9001H1980מִשָּׁ֤םmi.Shamfrom thereH9006H8033בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the timeH9003H6256הַהִ֔יאha.Hi'<the> thatH9009H1931אִ֥ישׁ'isheach manH376לְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.Toto tribe hisH9005H7626H9023וּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.le.mish.pach.Toand to clan hisH9002H9005H4940H9023וַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH9001H3318מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH9006H8033אִ֖ישׁ'isheach manH376לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.Toto inheritance hisH9005H5159H9023
25בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mimin the daysH9003H3117הָהֵ֔םha.Hem<the> thoseH9009H1992אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekh[was] a kingH4428בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH9003H3478אִ֛ישׁ'isheach manH376הַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.Sharthe rightH9009H3477בְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes hisH9003H5869H9023יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213
Commentaries on Judges 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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