Judges

Judges 21:11–12

¹¹This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction^a every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”

¹²So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

Footnotes

a 21:11 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

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Judges 21:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	וְזֶ֥ה	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are to do	תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ	ta·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
Devote to destruction	תַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃	ta·ḥă·rî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
male	זָכָ֗ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
as well as every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
female	אִשָּׁ֛ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who has had relations with	יֹדַ֥עַת	yō·ḏa·‘aṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3045 know
a man	זָכָ֖ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male

Judges 21:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּ	way·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
among the inhabitants	מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀	mî·yō·wō·šə·ḇê	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֣ישׁ	yā·ḇêš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
four	אַרְבַּ֤ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵאוֹת֙	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
young	נַעֲרָ֣ה	na·‘ă·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
women	בְתוּלָ֔ה	ḇə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
who	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
had relations with	יָדְעָ֛ה	yā·ḏə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3045 know
a man	זָכָ֑ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
and they brought	וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ	way·yā·ḇî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
them	אוֹתָ֤ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
at Shiloh	שִׁלֹ֔ה	ši·lōh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7887 Shiloh
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן׃ס	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan

Cross-references

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Judges 21:11 Numbers 31:17–18

Judges 21:12 Joshua 18:1 · Psalm 78:60

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.