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And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. (KJV)
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וַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.Nehand she was angry
Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to fornicate
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 1
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavtowards him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 2
פִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.Shoconcubine his
Lemma: פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ (pi.le.gesh) · Strong's: H6370
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: concubine
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 22:24, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 36:12, Judges 8:31, Judges 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6370; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 3
וַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 4
מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙me.'i.Tofrom with <the> him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 5
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 6
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 7
אָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.hafather her
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 8
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 9
בֵּ֥יתbeitBeth-
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 10
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem-lehem
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 11
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 12
וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and she was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 13
שָׁ֕םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 14
יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 15
אַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 16
חֳדָשִֽׁים\׃cho.da.Shimmonths
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT Judges 19:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But she | → | פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ H6370 concubine |
| was unfaithful | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
| to him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and left | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| to return to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| her father’s | → | אָב H0001G father |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| in | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Bethlehem | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
| in Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| After she had been | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| months | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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