Judges
Judges 21:7
7What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should we do | נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה | na·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| about wives | לְנָשִׁ֑ים | lə·nā·šîm | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| for the survivors | לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים | lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3498 remain over |
| since we | וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| have sworn | נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ | niš·ba‘·nū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7650 swear |
| by the LORD | בַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| not | לְבִלְתִּ֛י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to give | תֵּת־ | têṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | לָהֶ֥ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| our daughters | מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ | mib·bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| in marriage | לְנָשִֽׁים׃ | lə·nā·šîm | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.