Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 21:17 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 21:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And they said There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin be not destroyed that a tribe out of Israel”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | H559 | And they said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת | H3425 | There must be an inheritance | something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony |
| 3 | פְּלֵיטָ֖ה | H6413 | for them that be escaped | deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion |
| 4 | לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן | H1144 | of Benjamin | binjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory |
| 5 | וְלֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | יִמָּחֶ֥ה | H4229 | be not destroyed | properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat |
| 7 | שֵׁ֖בֶט | H7626 | that a tribe | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 8 | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | H3478 | out of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
Verse Context
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