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And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad compassionיִּנָּחֲמוּonאֶלBenjaminבִּנְיָמִןtheir brotherאָחִיוand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Oneאֶחָדtribeשֵׁבֶטis cut offנִגְדַּעtodayהַיּוֹםfrom Israel.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
Judges 21:6
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel had compassion on Benjamin their brother and said, “One tribe is cut off today from Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 21:6, 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- had compassionיִּנָּחֲמוּyinachamu
feel sorry
To grieve over something done, or to feel sorrow for someone.
Where else “yinachamu” appears- Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
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” appears- their brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “Oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- is cut offנִגְדַּעnigda
cut down, hew
Cut down: fell a tree or a pole; also to cut off or break.
Where else “nigda” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
5And 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.”
6 · This verse (above)
7What shall we do for them, for those who are left, for wives, since we have sworn by YHWH not to give them any of our daughters as wives?”