Judges
Judges 19:23
23The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The owner | בַּ֣עַל | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| of the house | הַבַּ֔יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵהֶ֔ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| No | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| my brothers | אַחַ֖י | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| do this wicked thing | תָּרֵ֣עוּ | tā·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| After all | אַ֠חֲרֵי | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| man | הָאִ֤ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is a guest | בָּ֞א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| in my house | בֵּיתִ֔י | bē·ṯī | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| commit | תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֹּֽאת׃ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| outrage | הַנְּבָלָ֥ה | han·nə·ḇā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5039 senselessness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 13:12 · Genesis 34:7 · Judges 20:6 · Deuteronomy 22:21 · Joshua 7:15 · Genesis 19:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.