Judges 21:16
Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
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ASV
Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
KJV
Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ | vai.yo.me.Ru | and they said | H559 → |
| זִקְנֵ֣י | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| הָעֵדָ֔ה | ha.'e.Dah | the congregation | H5712 → |
| מַה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה | na.'a.Seh | will we do | H6213 → |
| לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים | la.no.ta.Rim | for <the> [those who] remain | H3498 → |
| לְנָשִׁ֑ים | le.na.Shim | for wives | H802 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה | nish.me.Dah | she is destroyed | H8045 → |
| מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ן | mi.bin.ya.Min | from Benjamin | H1144 → |
| אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 'i.Shah | woman | H802 → |
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