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And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. (KJV)
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וַיֶּחֱזַק\־vai.ye.che.zak-and he took hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 19:4 word 1
חֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.Nofather-in-law his
Lemma: חֹתֵן (cho.ten) · Strong's: H2859A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: relative
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:18, Exodus 18:1, Exodus 18:2, Exodus 18:5, Exodus 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2859A; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 2
אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[the] father of
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 19:4 word 3
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.Rahthe young woman
Lemma: נַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) · Strong's: H5291
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: maiden
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 24:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5291; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 4
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he remained
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 5
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.Towith 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 19:4 word 6
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 7
יָמִ֑יםya.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 19:4 word 8
וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.Luand they ate
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 9
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.Tuand they drank
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 10
וַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuand they spent [the] night
Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to lodge
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT Judges 19:4 word 11
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
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 19:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His father-in-law | → | חֹתֵן H2859A relative |
| the girl’s | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
| father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| persuaded him to stay | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| . . . | → | |
| so he remained | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| with him | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| eating | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| drinking | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| and lodging | → | לוּן H3885A to lodge |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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