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Judges 21:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?


Judges 21:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 21:313 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּwayōʾmərw
and they saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לָ/מָ֗הlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֵ֣יʾĕlōhēy
the God ofnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
הָ֥יְתָהhāyətāh
has it happenedverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
זֹּ֖אתzōʾt
hereby (-inprepH2063
-with) · it · likewise · the one (other ···
בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbəyiśərāʾēl
in IsraelpronH3478
לְ/הִפָּקֵ֥דləhipāqēd
to be missingpronH6485
at all · avenge · bestow · (appoint to have the ···
הַ/יּ֛וֹםhaywōm
this dayparticleH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmiyiśərāʾēl
from IsraelpronH3478
שֵׁ֥בֶטšēbeṭ
a tribenounH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
אֶחָֽדʾeḥād
oneadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Amara DialloNote1mo ago
The light of the world - Judges 21
I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. We bring nothing; He provides everything. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always w...
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