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And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. (KJV)

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וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ\־vai.ya.'a.su-and they did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 1

כֵן֙khenthus

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 21:23 word 2

בְּנֵ֣יbe.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 21:23 word 3

בִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.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 21:23 word 4

וַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried off

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375U

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to lift: marry

Used 9 times. Also: Ruth 1:4, 1 Chronicles 23:22, 2 Chronicles 11:21, 2 Chronicles 13:21, 2 Chronicles 24:3, Ezra 9:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375U; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 5

נָשִׁים֙na.Shimwives

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 6

לְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.Ramto number their

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 7

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 8

הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.Lotthe dancers

Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342J

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVprfpa)

Meaning: to twist: dance

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 21:21, 2 Samuel 3:29, Psalms 29:9, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 30:23, Hosea 11:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2342J; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 9

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 21:23 word 10

גָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luthey seized

Lemma: גָּזַל (ga.zal) · Strong's: H1497

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to plunder

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 21:25, Genesis 31:31, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1497; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 11

וַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 12

וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuand they returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 21:23 word 13

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 21:23 word 14

נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.Taminheritance their

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 15

וַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.Nuand they rebuilt

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 16

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 21:23 word 17

הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.Rimthe cities

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 21:23 word 18

וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 21:23 word 19

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The Benjamites	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
. . .	→	בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin
did	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
[as instructed]	→	כֵּן H3651C so
and carried away	→	נָשָׂא H5375U to lift: marry
the number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
of women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
they needed from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the dancers	→	חוּל H2342J to twist: dance
they caught	→	גָּזַל H1497 to plunder
They went	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
their own inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
rebuilt	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
their cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
and settled	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in them	→

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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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