Judges
Judges 18:1
1In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In those | הָהֵ֔ם | hā·hêm | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| there was no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| in Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| the tribe | שֵׁ֣בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of the Danites | הַדָּנִ֞י | had·dā·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1839 Danite |
| was looking for | מְבַקֶּשׁ־ | mə·ḇaq·qeš- | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| territory | נַֽחֲלָה֙ | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| to occupy | לָשֶׁ֔בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| up to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| that | הַה֛וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they had not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| come into | נָ֨פְלָה | nā·p̄ə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| an inheritance | בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ס | bə·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| among | בְּתוֹךְ־ | bə·ṯō·wḵ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֥י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 17:6 · Judges 1:34 · Judges 19:1 · Joshua 19:40–48 · Judges 21:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.