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And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. (KJV)
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וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 1
מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י\׀mi.yo.she.Veiof [the] inhabitants of
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
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 21:12 word 2
יָבֵ֣ישׁya.VeishJabesh
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3003G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jabesh (Gilead)
Used 11 times. Also: Judges 21:14, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:3, 1 Samuel 11:5, 1 Samuel 11:9, 1 Samuel 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3003G; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 3
גִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdGilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Jabesh)-gilead
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 21:8, Judges 21:9, Judges 21:10, Judges 21:14, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568L; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 4
אַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 5
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 6
נַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.Rahyoung 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 21:12 word 7
בְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.Lahvirgin[s]
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwho
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 21:12 word 9
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 21:12 word 10
יָדְעָ֛הya.de.'Ahshe had known
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 21:12 word 11
אִ֖ישׁ'isha man
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 21:12 word 12
לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.Kavto lying of
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 13
זָכָ֑רza.Khara male
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 14
וַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 15
אוֹתָ֤ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 21:12 word 16
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 21:12 word 17
הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.Nehthe camp
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 18
שִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohShiloh
Lemma: שִׁלוֹ (shi.loh) · Strong's: H7887
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Shiloh
Used 32 times. Also: Joshua 18:1, Joshua 18:8, Joshua 18:9, Joshua 18:10, Joshua 19:51, Joshua 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7887; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 19
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
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 21:12 word 20
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retz[is] in [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 21
כְּנָֽעַן\׃\ \סke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Judges 21:12 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So they found | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| among the inhabitants | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| of Jabesh-gilead | → | יָבֵשׁ H3003G Jabesh (Gilead) |
| . . . | → | גִּלְעָד H1568L (Jabesh)-gilead |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| young | → | נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden |
| women | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| had not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| had relations with | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| . . . | → | מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed |
| a man | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| and they brought | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the camp | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
| at Shiloh | → | שִׁלוֹ H7887 Shiloh |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
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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