Judges
Judges 21:12
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.