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And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'Uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 20:34 word 1
מִנֶּ֨גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom before
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 2
לַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'Ahto <the> Gibeah
Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1390H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gibeah
Used 43 times. Also: Joshua 24:33, Judges 19:12, Judges 19:13, Judges 19:14, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1390H; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 3
עֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.Retten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 4
אֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 5
אִ֤ישׁ'ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 6
בָּחוּר֙ba.Churchosen
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 7
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom 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 20:34 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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 20:34 word 9
וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.Mahand the battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 10
כָּבֵ֑דָהka.Ve.dahit was heavy
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to honor: heavy
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Exodus 5:9, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32, Exodus 9:7, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513H; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 11
וְהֵם֙ve.Hemand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 12
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 13
יָדְע֔וּya.de.'Uthey knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 14
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 15
נֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'at[was] about to touch
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 16
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto them
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 20:34 word 17
הָרָעָֽה\׃\ \פha.ra.'Ah<the> calamity
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: harm
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Judges 20:34 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then 10,000 | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| select | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| from all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| made a frontal | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| assault | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| against Gibeah | → | גִּבְעָה H1390H Gibeah |
| and the battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| was fierce | → | כָּבֵד H3513H to honor: heavy |
| But the Benjamites | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| realize | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| disaster [was] | → | רָעָה H7451C distress: harm |
| upon | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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