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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | מִקֵּ֣ץ׀ | miq·qêṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7093 end |
| two | שְׁנַ֣יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| months | חֳדָשִׁ֗ים | ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| she returned | וַתָּ֙שָׁב֙ | wat·tā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| her father | אָבִ֔יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| and he did | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to her | לָ֔הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| as he had vowed | נָדָ֑ר | nā·ḏār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5087 vow |
| And she | וְהִיא֙ | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| had never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| had relations | יָדְעָ֣ה | yā·ḏə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3045 know |
| with a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| So it has become | וַתְּהִי־ | wat·tə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a custom | חֹ֖ק | ḥōq | Noun - masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 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.