Study it in the app“So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the field of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed infamy and vileness in Israel.”
So I took holdוָאֹחֵזof my concubineבְּפִילַגְשִׁיand cut her in piecesוָאֲנַתְּחֶהָand sent herוָאֲשַׁלְּחֶהָthroughout allבְּכָלthe fieldשְׂדֵהof the inheritanceנַחֲלַתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיthey have committedעָשׂוּinfamyזִמָּהand vilenessוּנְבָלָהin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
seize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “ochez” appearsconcubine
Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.
Where else “filagshi” appearscut in pieces
Cut into pieces, cut up an animal.
Where else “anatche” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “ashalche” appearsterritory
A region: "the fields of Moab".
Where else “sede” appearsinheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appearsIsrael
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” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appearslewdness
A shameful deed, especially sexual.
Where else “zima” appearsoutrage, folly
Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.
Where else “nevala” appears5And the lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house around me at night. Me they intended to kill, and my concubine they humiliated, and she died.
6 · This verse (above)
7Look, all of you, sons of Israel, give here your word and counsel.”
