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And the tribesוַ שִׁבְטֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsentיִּשְׁלְחוּmenאֲנָשִׁיםthrough allבְּכָלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Benjamin,בִנְיָמִןsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whatמָהis thisהַזֹּאתevilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרhas happenedנִהְיְתָהamong you?בָּכֶם
Judges 20:12
Study it in the app“And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, “What is this evil that has happened among you?”
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Judges 20:12, word by word
- And the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- of 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlchu” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- has happenedנִהְיְתָהnihyta
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “nihyta” appears
Translation note
“The tribes of Benjamin” can be understood here as its families or clans.
The context
11So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.
12 · This verse (above)
13Now hand over the perverse men who are in Gibeah, so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel.” But the sons of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.