Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 21:16 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 21:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said Then the elders of the congregation How shall we do for them that remain for wives are destroyed out of Benjamin for wives”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | זִקְנֵ֣י | H2205 | Then the elders | old |
| 3 | הָֽעֵדָ֔ה | H5712 | of the congregation | a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) |
| 4 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 5 | נַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה | H6213 | How shall we do | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 6 | לַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים | H3498 | for them that remain | to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve |
| 7 | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | H802 | for wives | a woman |
| 8 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה | H8045 | are destroyed | to desolate |
| 10 | מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ן | H1144 | out of Benjamin | binjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory |
| 11 | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | H802 | for wives | a woman |
Verse Context
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Judges 21:16 (current)said Then the elders of the congregation How shall we do for them that remain for wives are destroyed out of Benjamin for wives
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