Judges 20:3
(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?”
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ASV
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?
KJV
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ | vai.yish.me.'U | and they heard | H8085 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → |
| בִנְיָמִ֔ן | vin.ya.Min | Benjamin | H1144 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| עָל֥וּ | 'a.Lu | they had gone up | H5927 → |
| בְנֵֽי־ | ve.nei- | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | ha.mitz.Pah | <the> Mizpah | H4709 → |
| וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| דַּבְּר֕וּ | da.be.Ru | speak | H1696 → |
| אֵיכָ֥ה | 'ei.Khah | how? | H349 → |
| נִהְיְתָ֖ה | nih.ye.Tah | did it occur | H1961 → |
| הָרָעָ֥ה | ha.ra.'Ah | the evil | H7451 → |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | ha.Zot | <the> this | H2063 → |
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