Judges 11:31

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Judges 11:31, word by word

then it shall be thatהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears

the one that comes outיּוֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

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of the doorsדַּלְתֵיdalte

door

The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.

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of my houseבֵיתִveti

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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to meet meקְרָאתִkerati

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

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when I returnשׁוּבִshuvi

return

To go back to a place.

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in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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from the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon

Ammon

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YHWH’sיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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and I will offer that one upהַעֲלִיתִhaaliti

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

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as a burnt offeringעוֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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Translation note

The Hebrew says “the one that comes out” without specifying whether he has in mind a person or an animal. The Law forbade sacrificing a son (Deuteronomy 12:31; 18:10).

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