Judges 21:24

“And the sons of Israel went away from there at that time, each man to his tribe and to his family; and they went out from there, each man to his inheritance.”

Judges 21:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 21:24, word by word

And the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” 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
went awayיִּתְהַלְּכוּyithalchu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “yithalchu” appears
timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
to his tribeשִׁבְטshivt

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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and to his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּmishpacht

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpacht” appears
and they went outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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to his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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The context

23And the sons of Benjamin did so, and they took wives according to their number from the dancers whom they stole; and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities and lived in them.

24 · This verse (above)

25In those days there was no king in Israel; each man did what was right in his own eyes.

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