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But weוַאֲנַחְנוּcannotלֹא נוּכַלgiveלָתֵתthemלָהֶםwivesנָשִׁיםfrom our daughters,מִבְּנוֹתֵינוּforכִּיthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave sworn,נִשְׁבְּעוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who givesנֹתֵןa wifeאִשָּׁהto Benjamin.’”לְבִנְיָמִן
Judges 21:18
Study it in the app“But we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, ‘Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 21:18, word by word
- cannotנוּכַלnuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “nuchal” appears- giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- wivesנָשִׁיםnashim
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashim” appears- from our daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיbenote
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benote” appears- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- have swornנִשְׁבְּעוּnishbu
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- ‘Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- to Benjamin.’בִנְיָמִןvinyamin
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
The context
17And they said, “There must be a possession for those who escaped of Benjamin, and a tribe must not be blotted out from Israel.
18 · This verse (above)
19And they said, “Look, there is the feast of YHWH in Shiloh from year to year, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”