Judges
Judges 11:38
38“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months.
So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | לֵ֔כִי | lê·ḵî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| And he sent her away | וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| for two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| months | חֳדָשִׁ֑ים | ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| So she | הִיא֙ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| left | וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with her friends | וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ | wə·rê·‘ō·w·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H7464 companion, attendant |
| and mourned | וַתֵּ֥בְךְּ | wat·tê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| her virginity | בְּתוּלֶ֖יהָ | bə·ṯū·le·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1331 virginity |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mountains | הֶהָרִֽים׃ | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.