Judges

Judges 19:29

²⁹When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When he reached	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his house	בֵּית֗וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
he picked up	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a knife	הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙	ham·ma·’ă·ḵe·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3979 knife
took hold	וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק	way·ya·ḥă·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of his concubine	בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ	bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6370 concubine
cut her	וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙	way·nat·tə·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5408 cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints
limb by limb	לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ	la·‘ă·ṣā·me·hā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
into twelve	לִשְׁנֵ֥ים	liš·nêm	Preposition-l; Number - md	H8147 two
pieces	נְתָחִ֑ים	nə·ṯā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5409 piece
and sent her	וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ	way·šal·lə·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7971 send
throughout	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the territory	גְּב֥וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Judges 20:6–7 · 1 Samuel 11:7 · Romans 10:2 · Deuteronomy 21:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.