Judges 21:13

“And the whole community sent and spoke to the sons of Benjamin who were at the crag of Rimmon, and proclaimed to them peace.”

Judges 21:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 21:13, word by word

communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “eda” appears
sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlchu” appears
and spokeיְדַבְּרוּyedabru

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “yedabru” appears
the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” 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
were at the cragסֶלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

Where else “sela” appears
of Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimon

Rimmon

Rimmon: the name of a god of the Syrians and of several towns, among them one of Judah in the Negev. The name means "pomegranate," the fruit.

Where else “rimon” appears
and proclaimedיִּקְרְאוּyikru

proclaim

To announce aloud.

Where else “yikru” appears
peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears

The context

12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who had not known a man by lying with a male; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

13 · This verse (above)

14And Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had kept alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; but even so they did not find enough for them.

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