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And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. (KJV)
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וַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muand they rose up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 1
עָלַי֙'a.Laion me
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 20:5 word 2
בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Lei[the] citizens of
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: master
Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1167G; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 3
הַגִּבְעָ֔הha.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 20:5 word 4
וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buand they surrounded
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 5
עָלַ֛י'a.Laion me
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 20:5 word 6
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 20:5 word 7
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 20:5 word 8
לָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahnight
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 9
אוֹתִי֙'o.Ti<obj.> me
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 20:5 word 10
דִּמּ֣וּdi.Muthey intended
Lemma: דָּמָה (da.mah) · Strong's: H1819
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to resemble
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 33:56, 2 Samuel 21:5, Esther 4:13, Psalms 48:9, Psalms 50:21, Psalms 89:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1819; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 11
לַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.Rogto kill
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 12
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 20:5 word 13
פִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.Shiconcubine my
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 20:5 word 14
עִנּ֖וּ'i.Nuthey abused
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 15
וַתָּמֹֽת\׃va.ta.Motand she died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 20:5 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And during the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| the men | → | בַּעַל H1167G master |
| of Gibeah | → | גִּבְעָה H1390H Gibeah |
| rose up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| against me | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and surrounded | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| They intended | → | דָּמָה H1819 to resemble |
| to kill me | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| but they abused | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
| my concubine | → | פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ H6370 concubine |
| and she died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
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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