Judges
Judges 1:21
21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Benjamites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| however | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| failed to | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| drive out | הוֹרִ֖ישׁוּ | hō·w·rî·šū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the Jebusites | הַיְבוּסִי֙ | hay·ḇū·sî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
| living | יֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Jerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| So to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ס | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the Jebusites | הַיְבוּסִ֜י | hay·ḇū·sî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
| live | וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| among | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the Benjamites | בְּנֵ֤י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.