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And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 1
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 19:29 word 2
בֵּית֗וֹbei.Tohouse his
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 19:29 word 3
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 5
הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letthe knife
Lemma: מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת (ma.a.khe.let) · Strong's: H3979
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knife
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:10, Proverbs 30:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3979; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 6
וַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.Zekand he took hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: hold
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 7
בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.Shoon concubine 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 19:29 word 8
וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vay.na.te.Che.haand he cut in pieces her
Lemma: נָתַח (na.tach) · Strong's: H5408
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to cut
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 1:12, Leviticus 8:20, Judges 20:6, 1 Samuel 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5408; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 9
לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָla.'a.tza.Mei.hato bones her
Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bone
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 29:14, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 13:19, Numbers 9:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6106G; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 10
לִשְׁנֵ֥יםlish.Neiminto two [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 11
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sarten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 12
נְתָחִ֑יםne.ta.Chimpieces
Lemma: נֵ֫תַח (ne.tach) · Strong's: H5409
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: piece
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 29:17, Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 1:8, Leviticus 1:12, Leviticus 8:20, Leviticus 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5409; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 13
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvay.sha.le.Che.haand he sent out her
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 14
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 15
גְּב֥וּלge.Vul[the] territory of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 16
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 19:29 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When he reached | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| his house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| he picked up | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a knife | → | מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת H3979 knife |
| took hold | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| of his concubine | → | פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ H6370 concubine |
| cut her | → | נָתַח H5408 to cut |
| limb by limb | → | עֶ֫צֶם H6106G bone |
| into twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| pieces | → | נֵ֫תַח H5409 piece |
| and sent her | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| throughout | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the territory | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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