And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaid,יֹּאמְרוּ“Whoמִיis therethatאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאcome upעָלָהin the assemblyבַקָּהָלfrom allמִכָּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלtoאֶלYHWH?”יְהוָהForכִּיthe greatהַ הַגְּדוֹלָהoathשְּׁבוּעָהhad beenהָיְתָהconcerning him whoלַאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאcome upעָלָהtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהat Mizpah,הַמִּצְפָּהsaying,לֵאמֹר“He shall surelyמוֹתbe put to death.”יוּמָת
Judges 21:5
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel said, “Who is there that did not come up in the assembly from all the tribes of Israel to YHWH?” For the great oath had been concerning him who did not come up to YHWH at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 21:5, 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- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- come upעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- in the assemblyקָּהָלkahal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kahal” appears- the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- oathשְּׁבוּעָהshevua
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevua” appears- had beenהָיְתָהhayta
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appears- at Mizpahמִּצְפָּהmitspa
Mizpah
See it on the mapWhere else “mitspa” appears- “He shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
Places in this verse
Mizpah ?
Today: possibly Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank
The name of several places; the main one was north of Jerusalem in Benjamin, and its exact site is not certain.
There Samuel gathered Israel, who confessed, “We have sinned against YHWH” (1 Sam 7:5-6), and there he presented Saul as king (1 Sam 10:17-24).
The context
4And it happened the next day that the people rose early and built there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the sons of Israel had compassion on Benjamin their brother and said, “One tribe is cut off today from Israel.