Study it in the app“And 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.”
And Benjaminוַ בִּנְיָמִןreturnedיָּשָׁבat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתand they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּthemלָהֶםthe womenהַנָּשִׁיםwhomאֲשֶׁרthey had kept aliveחִיּוּof the womenמִנְּשֵׁיof Jabesh-gilead;יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָדbutוְeven soכֵּןthey did notלֹאfindמָצְאוּenough for them.לָהֶם
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 “binyamin” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appearskeep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chiyu” appearsJabesh
Jabesh, a city of Gilead, east of the Jordan. Later King Saul delivered it from the sons of Ammon (1 Samuel 11). It is also the name of a man, the father of King Shallum (2 Kings 15:10).
Where else “yavesh” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsu” appearsGilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
13And the whole community sent and spoke to the sons of Benjamin who were at the crag of Rimmon, and proclaimed to them peace.
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15And the people had compassion on Benjamin, for YHWH had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
