Judges
Judges 21:6
6And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| grieved | וַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙ | way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5162 be sorry, console |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| their brothers | אָחִ֑יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| the Benjamites | בִּנְיָמִ֖ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Today | הַיּ֛וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| a | אֶחָ֖ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| tribe | שֵׁ֥בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| is cut off | נִגְדַּ֥ע | niḡ·da‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| from Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.