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And they commandedוַיְצַוּוּthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Benjamin,בִנְיָמִןsaying,לֵאמֹר“Goלְכוּand lie in ambushוַאֲרַבְתֶּםin the vineyards,בַּכְּרָמִים
Judges 21:20
Study it in the app“And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards,”
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Judges 21:20, word by word
- And they commandedיְצַוּוּyetsauu
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsauu” 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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- and lie in ambushאֲרַבְתֶּםaravtem
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “aravtem” appears- in the vineyardsכְּרָמִיםkeramim
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “keramim” appears
The context
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.”
20 · This verse (above)
21and watch; and look, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out from the vineyards and snatch for yourselves, each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.