Judges
Judges 21:8
8So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they asked | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Which | מִ֗י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| one | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| of the tribes | מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣י | miš·šiḇ·ṭê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| failed | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to come up | עָלָ֥ה | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| before | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| at Mizpah | הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | ham·miṣ·pāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| And | וְ֠הִנֵּה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| in fact | וְ֠הִנֵּה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| no one | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from Jabesh-gilead | מִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ | mî·yā·ḇêš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3003 Jobesh |
| had come | בָא־ | ḇā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| for the assembly | הַקָּהָֽל׃ | haq·qā·hāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.