Judges

Judges 21:22

22When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֩’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
orא֨וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם’ă·ḥê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH251 brother
comeיָבֹ֣אוּyā·ḇō·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to usאֵלֵ֗ינוּ’ê·lê·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH413 motion to
to complainלָרוֹבlå̄·rōḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7378 strive, contend
we will tell themוְאָמַ֤רְנוּwə·’ā·mar·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common pluralH559 utter, say
Do us a favorחָנּ֣וּנוּḥān·nū·nūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common pluralH2603 shew favour, be gracious
byאוֹתָ֔ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
sinceכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
we did notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
getלָקַ֛חְנוּlā·qaḥ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3947 take
wivesאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
for each of themאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
Sinceכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתֶּ֛ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
did notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
actuallyכָּעֵ֥תkā·‘êṯPreposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH6256 time
give themנְתַתֶּ֥םnə·ṯat·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
you have no guiltתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃סte’·šā·mūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH816 offend, be guilty

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Judges 21:18 · Judges 21:1 · Mark 10:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.