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?
YLT: And the sons of Benjamin hear that the sons of Israel have gone up to Mizpeh. And the sons of Israel say, 'Speak ye, how hath this evil been?'
Darby: (Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?"
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?
| וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ | And heard |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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| בְּנֵ֣י | the sons |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| בִנְיָמִ֔ן | of Benjamin |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּנְיָמִין Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother. |
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| כִּֽי־ | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| עָל֥וּ | had gone up |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb. |
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| בְנֵֽי־ | the sons |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | to Mizpah |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְפָּה Sense: a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban’s cairn. |
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| וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | and said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| דַּבְּר֕וּ | Tell [us] |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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| אֵיכָ֥ה | how |
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Parse: Interjection Root: אֵיךְ Sense: how? interj. |
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| נִהְיְתָ֖ה | did happen |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| הָרָעָ֥ה | wicked deed |
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Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil. |
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| ؟ הַזֹּֽאת | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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