Judges

Judges 11:39

39After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man.

So it has become a custom in Israel

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Afterמִקֵּ֣ץ׀miq·qêṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7093 end
twoשְׁנַ֣יִםšə·na·yimNumber - mdH8147 two
monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםḥo·ḏā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH2320 (newness), new moon, month
she returnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙wat·tā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ’ā·ḇî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1 father
and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
to herלָ֔הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
as he had vowedנָדָ֑רnā·ḏārVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5087 vow
And sheוְהִיא֙wə·hîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
had neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
had relationsיָדְעָ֣הyā·ḏə·‘āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3045 know
with a manאִ֔ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
So it has becomeוַתְּהִי־wat·tə·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a customחֹ֖קḥōqNoun - masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃bə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

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Judges 11:31 · Isaiah 66:3 · Leviticus 27:28–29 · 1 Samuel 2:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.