Judges 12:9

“He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent outside, and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from outside. He judged Israel seven years.”

Judges 12:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 12:9, word by word

He hadיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yehi” appears
thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears
sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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daughtersבָּנוֹתbanot

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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he sentשִׁלַּחshilach

send

To send someone or something.

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outsideחוּצָchutsa

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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he broughtהֵבִיאhevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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He judgedיִּשְׁפֹּטyishpot

govern

To rule the people, like Gideon or Samuel.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sevenשֶׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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yearsשָׁנִיםshanim

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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Translation note

It can be understood that he married his daughters to men of other families and brought wives for his sons from other families.

The context

8After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 · This verse (above)

10And Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

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