New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 21:8-14
8And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמִ֗יMiH4310oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259is there of the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834did not comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927up to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709?”And beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,noH3808oneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376had comeבָא־va'-H935to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Jabesh-gileadמִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖דmi.ya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568to the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.
10And the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vai.yish.le.chu-H797112,000שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶףshe.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147H6240H505of the valiantהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428warriorsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,and commandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Goלְ֠כוּLe.khuH1980andstrikeוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,with the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and the littleוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945.
11Thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: youshall utterlyH2763destroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everyכָּל־kol-H3605manזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802who haslainיֹדַ֥עַת מִשְׁכַּב־yo.Da.'at mish.kav-H3045H4904with a manזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.”
12And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672amongH4480the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568400אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙'ar.Ba' me.'OtH702H3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834had not knownיָדְעָ֛הya.de.'AhH3045a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376by lyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904withhim; and they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.
13Then the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordand spokeוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereat the rockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553of Rimmonרִמּ֑וֹןri.MonH7417, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965to them.
14Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had keptH2421aliveחִיּ֔וּchi.YuH2421from the womenמִנְּשֵׁ֖יmi.ne.SheiH802of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568; yet theywere not enoughכֵּֽן׃KenH3651for 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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