Judges 21:23
The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
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ASV
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.
KJV
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ | vai.ya.'a.su- | and they did | H6213 → |
| כֵן֙ | khen | thus | H3651 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → |
| בִנְיָמִ֔ן | vin.ya.Min | Benjamin | H1144 → |
| וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ | vai.yis.'U | and they carried off | H5375 → |
| נָשִׁים֙ | na.Shim | wives | H802 → |
| לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם | le.mis.pa.Ram | to number their | H4557 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת | ha.me.cho.le.Lot | the dancers | H2342 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| גָּזָ֑לוּ | ga.Za.lu | they seized | H1497 → |
| וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ | vai.ye.le.Khu | and they went | H1980 → |
| וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ | vai.ya.Shu.vu | and they returned | H7725 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם | na.cha.la.Tam | inheritance their | H5159 → |
| וַיִּבְנוּ֙ | vai.yiv.Nu | and they rebuilt | H1129 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | he.'a.Rim | the cities | H5892 → |
| וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | vai.ye.she.Vu | and they dwelt | H3427 → |
| בָּהֶֽם׃ | ba.Hem | in <the> them |
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