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So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah. (KJV)
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וַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'Uand they saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 1
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 2
בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjamin
Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benjamin
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 3
כִּ֣יkifor
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 20:36 word 4
נִגָּ֑פוּni.Ga.futhey were defeated
Lemma: נָגַף (na.gaph) · Strong's: H5062
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to strike
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 8:2, Exodus 12:23, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:35, Exodus 32:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5062; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 5
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 6
אִֽישׁ\־'ish-[the] man of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 20:36 word 7
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.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 20:36 word 8
מָקוֹם֙ma.kOmplace
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 9
לְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.Minto Benjamin
Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benjamin
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 10
כִּ֤יkifor
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 20:36 word 11
בָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.Chuthey trusted
Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to trust
Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, 2 Kings 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 12
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 20:36 word 13
הָ֣אֹרֵ֔בha.'o.Revthe ambusher
Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to ambush
Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 14
אֲשֶׁר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 15
שָׂ֖מוּSa.muthey had set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Judges 20:36 word 16
אֶל\־'el-against
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 20:36 word 17
הַגִּבְעָֽה\׃ha.giv.'Ah<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 20:36 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the Benjamites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| realized | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| they had been defeated | → | נָגַף H5062 to strike |
| Now the men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| had retreated | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| . . . | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| before Benjamin | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they were relying | → | בָּטַח H0982 to trust |
| on | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the ambush | → | אָרַב H0693 to ambush |
| they had set | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| against | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Gibeah | → | גִּבְעָה H1390H Gibeah |
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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