Judges
Judges 19:25
25But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the men | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| would | אָב֤וּ | ’ā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H14 be willing, consent |
| not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen to him | לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ | liš·mō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| So | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| took | וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק | way·ya·ḥă·zêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| his concubine | בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ | bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6370 concubine |
| and sent her | וַיֹּצֵ֥א | way·yō·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| outside | הַח֑וּץ | ha·ḥūṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| and they raped | וַיֵּדְע֣וּ | way·yê·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| her | א֠וֹתָהּ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and abused | וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ | way·yiṯ·‘al·lə·lū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5953 act severely |
| her | בָ֤הּ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| throughout | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the night | הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| and at dawn | בַּעֲלוֹת | ba·ʿă·lōṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| they let her go | וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָ | way·šal·lə·ḥū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
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