Judges
Judges 11:34
34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And when Jephthah | יִפְתָּ֣ח | yip̄·tāḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3316 Jephthah |
| returned | וַיָּבֹ֨א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| home | בֵּיתוֹ֒ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| to Mizpah | הַמִּצְפָּה֮ | ham·miṣ·pāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| there | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| was his daughter | בִתּוֹ֙ | ḇit·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| coming out | יֹצֵ֣את | yō·ṣêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to meet him | לִקְרָאת֔וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| with tambourines | בְתֻפִּ֖ים | ḇə·ṯup·pîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| and dancing | וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת | ū·ḇim·ḥō·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H4246 id. |
| She | הִ֣יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was his only child | יְחִידָ֔ה | yə·ḥî·ḏāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3173 only one, solitary |
| he had | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| no | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| son | בֵּ֖ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| or | אוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| daughter | בַֽת׃ | ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
| besides her | מִמֶּ֛נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 31:4 · Exodus 15:20 · Judges 10:17 · Judges 11:11 · Psalm 150:4 · Psalm 68:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.