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(in assent)">3651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3651 -- Occurrence 222 of 767">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵן֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chen_3651.htm" title="chen: so -- Occurrence 52 of 124.">ḵên</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 1942 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benei_1121.htm" title="be·Nei: the sons -- Occurrence 646 of 1283.">bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin = 'son of the right hand'<BR> 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother <BR> 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin <BR> 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife <BR> 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob">1144</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1144 -- Occurrence 82 of 167">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בִנְיָמִ֔ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vinyamin_1144.htm" title="vin·ya·Min,: of Benjamin -- Occurrence 40 of 56.">ḇin-yā-min,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Benjamin</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to lift, lift up <BR> 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure <BR> 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted <BR> 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up <BR> 1b3) to be borne, be carried <BR> 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist <BR> 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) <BR> 1c3) to carry, bear continuously <BR> 1c4) to take, take away <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) <BR> 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought">5375</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5375 -- Occurrence 202 of 653">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyisu_5375.htm" title="vai·yis·'U: and took -- Occurrence 13 of 43.">way-yiś-’ū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they took enough</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 386 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָשִׁים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nashim_802.htm" title="na·Shim: wives -- Occurrence 11 of 55.">nā-šîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural">N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4557: 1) number, tale <BR> 1a) number <BR> 1a1) number <BR> 1a2) innumerable (with negative) <BR> 1a3) few, numerable (alone) <BR> 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) <BR> 1b) recounting, relation">4557</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4557 -- Occurrence 53 of 134">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lemisparam_4557.htm" title="le·mis·pa·Ram,: to their number -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">lə-mis-pā-rām,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for their number</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">Prep-l | N-msc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep<BR> 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than <BR> 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of <BR> 1b) out of <BR> 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) <BR> 1b2) (of material from which something is made) <BR> 1b3) (of source or origin) <BR> 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) <BR> 1d) from, since, after (of time) <BR> 1e) than, more than (in comparison) <BR> 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or <BR> 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) <BR> 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) <BR> conj <BR> 2) that">4480</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4480 -- Occurrence 489 of 1223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִן־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/min_4480.htm" title="min-: who -- Occurrence 281 of 619.">min-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2342: 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to dance <BR> 1a2) to twist, writhe <BR> 1a3) to whirl, whirl about <BR> 1b) (Polel) <BR> 1b1) to dance <BR> 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth <BR> 1b3) to wait anxiously <BR> 1c) (Pulal) <BR> 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear <BR> 1c2) to be brought forth <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to be born <BR> 1e) (Hithpolel) <BR> 1e1) whirling (participle) <BR> 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) <BR> 1e3) to wait longingly <BR> 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed">2342</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2342 -- Occurrence 6 of 60">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammecholelot_2342.htm" title="ham·me·cho·le·Lot: danced -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ham-mə-ḥō-lə-lō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">those who danced</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural">Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 2350 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲשֶׁ֣ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asher_834.htm" title="'a·Sher: whom -- Occurrence 2009 of 4804.">’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">whom</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - relative">Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1497: 1) to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to tear away, rob <BR> 1a2) to seize, plunder (with acc cognate) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be robbed <BR> 1b2) to be taken away">1497</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1497.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1497 -- Occurrence 9 of 31">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גָּזָ֑לוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/gazalu_1497.htm" title="ga·Za·lu;: carried -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">gā-zā-lū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they caught</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Qal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away <BR> 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to walk <BR> 1b2) to walk (fig.) <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to traverse <BR> 1c2) to walk about <BR> 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1980 -- Occurrence 474 of 1549">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyelechu_1980.htm" title="vai·ye·le·Chu,: went -- Occurrence 43 of 99.">way-yê-lə-ḵū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they went</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to turn back, return <BR> 1a1a) to turn back <BR> 1a1b) to return, come or go back <BR> 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back <BR> 1a1d) of dying <BR> 1a1e) of human relations (fig) <BR> 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) <BR> 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise <BR> 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) <BR> 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent <BR> 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) <BR> 1a1g) of inanimate things <BR> 1a1h) in repetition <BR> 1b) (Polel) <BR> 1b1) to bring back <BR> 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) <BR> 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) <BR> 1b4) to show turning, apostatise <BR> 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back <BR> 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment <BR> 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore <BR> 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer <BR> 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) <BR> 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse <BR> 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward <BR> 1d7) to turn against <BR> 1d8) to bring back to mind <BR> 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back <BR> 1f) (Pulal) brought back">7725</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7725 -- Occurrence 245 of 1056">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyashuvu_7725.htm" title="vai·ya·Shu·vu: and returned -- Occurrence 20 of 51.">way-yā-šū-ḇū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and returned</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 2130 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 1447 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5159: 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage <BR> 1a) property <BR> 1b) portion, share<BR> 1c) inheritance, portion">5159</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5159 -- Occurrence 131 of 223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nachalatam_5159.htm" title="na·cha·la·Tam,: their inheritance -- Occurrence 14 of 15.">na-ḥă-lā-ṯām,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">their inheritance</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">N-fsc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to build, rebuild <BR> 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be built <BR> 1b2) to be rebuilt <BR> 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) <BR> 1b4) established (made permanent) <BR> 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)">1129</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1129 -- Occurrence 59 of 375">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּבְנוּ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyivnu_1129.htm" title="vai·yiv·Nu: and rebuilt -- Occurrence 5 of 15.">way-yiḇ-nū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they rebuilt</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5232 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 3160 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish <BR> 1a) of terror <BR> 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) <BR> 2a) city, town">5892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5892 -- Occurrence 387 of 1095">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hearim_5892.htm" title="he·'a·Rim,: the cities -- Occurrence 48 of 70.">he-‘ā-rîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the cities</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine plural">Art | N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to sit, sit down <BR> 1a2) to be set <BR> 1a3) to remain, stay <BR> 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited <BR> 1c) (Piel) to set, place <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to sit <BR> 1d2) to cause to abide, set <BR> 1d3) to cause to dwell <BR> 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited <BR> 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) <BR> 1e) (Hophal) <BR> 1e1) to be inhabited <BR> 1e2) to make to dwell">3427</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3427 -- Occurrence 322 of 1082">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyeshevu_3427.htm" title="vai·ye·she·Vu: and lived -- Occurrence 20 of 55.">way-yê-šə-ḇū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and dwelt</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּהֶֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="ba·Hem.">bā-hem.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in them</td><td class="pos" 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title="vai·ya·'a·su-: did -- 6213: do, make">וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3651.htm" title="chen: so -- 3651: so, thus">כֵן֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="be·nei: the sons -- 1121: son">בְּנֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1144.htm" title="vin·ya·min,: of Benjamin -- 1144: son of (the) right hand,' youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .">בִנְיָמִ֔ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5375.htm" title="vai·yis·'u: and took -- 5375: to lift, carry, take">וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="na·shim: wives -- 802: woman, wife, female">נָשִׁים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4557.htm" title="le·mis·pa·ram,: to their number -- 4557: number, tally">לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="min-: who -- 4480: from">מִן־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2342.htm" title="ham·me·cho·le·lo·vt: danced -- 2342: to whirl, dance, writhe">הַמְּחֹלְלֹ֖ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="a·sher: whom -- 834: who, which, that">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1497.htm" title="ga·za·lu;: carried -- 1497: to tear away, seize, rob">גָּזָ֑לוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1980.htm" title="vai·ye·le·chu: went -- 1980: to go, come, walk">וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7725.htm" title="vai·ya·shu·vu: and returned -- 7725: to turn back, return">וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: to -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5159.htm" title="na·cha·la·tam,: their inheritance -- 5159: possession, property, inheritance">נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1129.htm" title="vai·yiv·nu: and rebuilt -- 1129: to build">וַיִּבְנוּ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="he·'a·rim,: the cities -- 5892: excitement">הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3427.htm" title="vai·ye·she·vu: and lived -- 3427: to sit, remain, dwell">וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ba·hem.">בָּהֶֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/judges/21.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">And the children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1144.htm" title="Binyamiyn (bin-yaw-mene') -- Benjamin">of Benjamin</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy">did so</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5375.htm" title="nasa' (naw-saw') -- accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away)">and took</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">them wives</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4557.htm" title="micpar (mis-pawr') -- + abundance, account, X all, X few, (in-)finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, + time">according to their number</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2342.htm" title="chuwl (khool) -- bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear">of them that danced</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1497.htm" title="gazal (gaw-zal') -- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear">whom they caught</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3212.htm" title="yalak (yaw-lak') -- X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing)">and they went</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7725.htm" title="shuwb (shoob) -- break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge">and returned</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5159.htm" title="nachalah (nakh-al-aw') -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession">unto their inheritance</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1129.htm" title="banah (baw-naw') -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely">and repaired</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="iyr (eer) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town">the cities</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3427.htm" title="yashab (yaw-shab') -- (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish">and dwelt in them</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/21.htm">שופטים 21:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ נָשִׁים֙ לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם מִן־הַמְּחֹלְלֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּזָ֑לוּ וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ אֶל־נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם וַיִּבְנוּ֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/21.htm">שופטים 21:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויעשו־כן בני בנימן וישאו נשים למספרם מן־המחללות אשר גזלו וילכו וישובו אל־נחלתם ויבנו את־הערים וישבו בהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/21.htm">שופטים 21:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויעשו־כן בני בנימן וישאו נשים למספרם מן־המחללות אשר גזלו וילכו וישובו אל־נחלתם ויבנו את־הערים וישבו בהם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/21.htm">שופטים 21:23 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויעשו כן בני בנימן וישאו נשים למספרם מן המחללות אשר גזלו וילכו וישובו אל נחלתם ויבנו את הערים וישבו בהם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/judges/21-23.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/21.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sons of Benjamin did so, and took wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they carried away. And they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the cities and lived in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Benjamin did so, and took <i>them</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Benjaminites did this and took the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and lived in them. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">and they went It appears that the Benjamites acted in the most honourable way to the women they had thus violently carried off, and we may rest assured, that they took them to an inheritance more than equal to their own. But this transaction, as well as the indiscriminate massacre of the people of Jabesh-gilead, as Dr. Gray observes, was certainly stamped with injustice and cruelty; and must be condemned on those principles which the Scriptures elsewhere furnish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="hdg">repaired</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/20-48.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 20:48</span> And the men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23</a> • <a href="/niv/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/judges/21-23.htm">Judges 21:23 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/21-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 21:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 21:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/21-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 21:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 21:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>