Judges

Judges 21:1

¹Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the men	וְאִ֣ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had sworn an oath	נִשְׁבַּ֥ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
at Mizpah	בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה	bam·miṣ·pāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Not one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of us	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
will give his daughter	בִּתּ֛וֹ	bit·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
in marriage	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to a Benjamite	לְבִנְיָמִ֖ן	lə·ḇin·yā·min	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin

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