KJV: Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
YLT: and we -- we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed is he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'
Darby: Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."
ASV: Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
| וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ | And However we |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common plural Root: אֲנַחְנוּ Sense: we (first pers. |
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| לֹ֥א | cannot |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| לָתֵת־ | give |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| נָשִׁ֖ים | wives |
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Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female. |
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| מִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ | from our daughters |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural Root: בַּת Sense: daughter. |
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| נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ | have sworn an oath |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁבַע Sense: to swear, adjure. |
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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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| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | 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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| לֵאמֹ֔ר | saying |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אָר֕וּר | Cursed [be] |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: אָרַר Sense: to curse. |
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| נֹתֵ֥ן | the one who gives |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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| אִשָּׁ֖ה | a wife |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female. |
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| לְבִנְיָמִֽן | to Benjamin |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּנְיָמִין Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother. |
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| ס | - |
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Parse: Punctuation |
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