Judges
Judges 20:13
13Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.”
But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand over | תְּנוּ֩ | tə·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the wicked | בְלִיַּ֜עַל | ḇə·lî·ya·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H1100 worthlessness |
| men | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Gibeah | בַּגִּבְעָה֙ | bag·giḇ·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| so we can put them to death | וּנְמִיתֵ֔ם | ū·nə·mî·ṯêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| and purge | וּנְבַעֲרָ֥ה | ū·nə·ḇa·‘ă·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1197 burn, consume |
| Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| of this evil | רָעָ֖ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| But the Benjamites | בִּנְיָמִ֔ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| refused | אָבוְֵּ֣֙ | ʾå̄·ḇ·wē | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H14 be willing, consent |
| to heed | לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ | liš·mō·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֖וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of their fellow | אֲחֵיהֶ֥ם | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 17:12 · Judges 19:22 · Deuteronomy 13:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.