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And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand it returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 1
בִּנְיָמִן֙bin.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 21:14 word 2
בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the time
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 3
הַהִ֔יאha.Hi'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 4
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to give: give(marriage)
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 29:26, Genesis 29:27, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 34:9, Genesis 34:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414O; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 5
הַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.Shimthe women
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 21:14 word 7
חִיּ֔וּchi.Yuthey had preserved alive
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 8
מִנְּשֵׁ֖יmi.ne.Sheifrom [the] women of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 9
יָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshJabesh
Lemma: יָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) · Strong's: H3003G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jabesh (Gilead)
Used 11 times. Also: Judges 21:12, 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 21:14 word 10
גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'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 21:12, 1 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 11:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568L; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 11
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 21:14 word 12
מָצְא֥וּma.tze.'Uthey found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 21:14 word 13
כֵּֽן\׃Kenso
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Judges 21:14 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And at that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| time | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| the Benjamites | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| returned | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| and were given | → | נָתַן H5414O to give: give(marriage) |
| the women | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| who were spared | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| . . . | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| from Jabesh-gilead | → | יָבֵשׁ H3003G Jabesh (Gilead) |
| . . . | → | גִּלְעָד H1568L (Jabesh)-gilead |
| But there were not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| enough [women] | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| for all of them | → |
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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