Judges

Judges 21:2

²So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
came	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and sat	וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעֶ֔רֶב	hā·‘e·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
lifting up	וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their voices	קוֹלָ֔ם	qō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
and weeping	וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
bitterly	גָדֽוֹל׃	ḡā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.