New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 21
Mourning a Lost Tribe
1Now the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650in Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֖הba.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Noneאִ֣ישׁ לֹא־'ish lo'-H376H3808of us shall giveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414his daughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֖ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144in marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
2So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BethelH1008and satוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153,and raisedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058profuselyבְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃be.Khi ga.DolH1419H1065.
3And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whyלָמָ֗הla.MahH4100, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has thisH2088happenedהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626isH6485missingH6485todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”
4And it cameH1961aboutH1961the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283that the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925and builtוַיִּבְנוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and offeredוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ פu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.
5Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֠יmiH4310is there amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834did not goH5927upH5927to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951?” Forthey had takenהָיְתָ֗הha.ye.TahH1961a solemnהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerning anyonewhoלַ֠אֲשֶׁרLa.'a.SherH834did not goH5927upH5927to the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “He shall certainlyH4191be putH4191toH4191deathH4191.”
6And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH5162sorryH5162for their brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626is cutנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438offH1438from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478!
7Whatמַה־mah-H4100are we to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for thoseH1992who are leftלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, since we haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068not to giveתֵּת־tet-H5414them anyH4480of our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323as wivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802?”
Provision for Their Survival
8And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמִ֗יMiH4310oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259is there of the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that did not goH5927upH5927to 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-H7971twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505of the valiantמִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִלmi.be.Nei he.Cha.yilH1121H2428warriorsאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,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,along with the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and the childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945.
11And thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: youshall utterlyH2763destroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802who hassleptיֹדַ֥עַת מִשְׁכַּב־yo.Da.'at mish.kav-H3045H4904with a maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.”
12And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672amongH4480the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834had not knownיָדְעָ֛הya.de.'AhH3045a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376bysleepingלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904with him; 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.
14And the tribe ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had allowedH2421toH2421liveH2421from the womenמִנְּשֵׁ֖יmi.ne.SheiH802of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568; but theywere not enoughכֵּֽן׃KenH3651for them.
16Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “WhatH4310are we to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for those who are leftלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the womenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802have been eliminatedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045from Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?”
18But we cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֛לlo' nu.KhalH3201H3808giveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414them wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802from our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323.”For the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144!”
19So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,there is a feastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068from yearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִ֗ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117inShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whichאֲשֶׁ֞ר'a.SherH834is on the northH6828sideH6828of BethelH1008,on the eastH4217H8121sideH4217H8121of the roadלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goesH5927upH5927from BethelH1008to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,and on the southוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045sideH5045of Lebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.”
21and watchוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200;and beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,ifאִם־'im-H518the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH3318outH3318totakeH2342partH2342in the dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then you shall comeH3318outH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,and eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall seizeוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.
22And whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1orא֨וֹ'oH176their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.HemH251comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to complainלָרִ֣יבla.rovH7378to us, we shall sayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559to them, ‘GiveH2603them to us voluntarilyH2603,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588we did not takeלָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947for eachH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Benjamina wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,norכִּ֣יkiH3588H3808did you giveנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414them to them,otherwise you would nowכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256be guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.’”
23The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375wivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802according to their numberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557from those who dancedהַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.LotH2342,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they seizedגָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luH1497.And they wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159, andrebuiltוַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.NuH1129the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892and livedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.
24And the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478departedוַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֤םmi.ShamH8033at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,everyH376manH376to his tribeלְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.ToH7626and familyוּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.le.mish.pach.ToH4940,and eachH376oneH376departedוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033to his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.ToH5159.
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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