Judges

Judges 20:5

⁵And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And during the night	לָ֑יְלָה	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
the men	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Gibeah	הַגִּבְעָ֔ה	hag·giḇ·‘āh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
rose up	וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against me	עָלַי֙	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
and surrounded	וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ	way·yā·sōb·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the house	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
They intended	דִּמּ֣וּ	dim·mū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1819 be like, resemble
to kill me	לַהֲרֹ֔ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
but they abused	עִנּ֖וּ	‘in·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with
my concubine	פִּילַגְשִׁ֥י	pî·laḡ·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6370 concubine
and she died	וַתָּמֹֽת׃	wat·tā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die

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Judges 19:22 · Judges 19:25–26 · Genesis 19:4–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.