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Judges 21:8-14
8So they askedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whichמִ֗יMiH4310oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834failedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to come upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927beforeאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709?”And, in factוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,no oneלֹ֣א אִ֧ישׁlo' 'ishH3808H376from Jabesh-gileadמִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖דmi.ya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568אֶל־'el-H413had comeבָא־va'-H935toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264for the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.
10So the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vai.yish.le.chu-H797112,000שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶףshe.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147H6240H505ofמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121their most valiantהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376שָׁ֣םshamH8033and commanded themוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680אוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “Goלְ֠כוּLe.khuH1980and putוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221אֶת־'et-H853to the swordלְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶבle.fi- Che.revH6310H2719those livingיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427in Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568,including womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945.
11Thisוְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רve.Zeh ha.da.VarH2088H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:Devote to destructionתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145,as well as everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605femaleאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802who has had relations withיֹדַ֥עַת מִשְׁכַּב־yo.Da.'at mish.kav-H3045H4904a manזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.”
12So they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672among the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291womenבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808had relations withיָדְעָ֛ה אִ֖ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בya.de.'Ah 'ish le.mish.KavH3045H376H4904a manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145,and they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themאוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.
13Then the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971a messageוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ וַיִּקְרְא֥וּvay.da.be.Ru vai.yik.re.'UH1696H7121of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965toאֶל־'el-H413the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were at the rockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553of Rimmonרִמּ֑וֹןri.MonH7417.
14And at thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and were givenוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834who were sparedחִיּ֔וּ מִנְּשֵׁ֖יchi.Yu mi.ne.SheiH2421H802from Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568.But there were notוְלֹֽא־ מָצְא֥וּve.lo'- ma.tze.'UH3808H4672enoughכֵּֽן׃KenH3651women for all of them.
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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