Judges

Judges 19:16

¹⁶That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That evening	בָּעֶ֔רֶב	bā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
an old	זָקֵ֗ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from the hill country	מֵהַ֣ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
who was residing	גָ֖ר	ḡār	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
in Gibeah	בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה	bag·giḇ·‘āh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
the men	וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י	wə·’an·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of that place	הַמָּק֖וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
were Benjamites	יְמִינִֽי׃	yə·mî·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1145 Benjaminite
came in	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מִֽן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
his work	מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּ	ma·‘ă·śê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
in	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the field	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

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Judges 19:1 · Psalm 128:2 · Proverbs 14:23 · Psalm 104:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.