New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 21:5-12
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?”
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.
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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