Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel. Young's Literal Translation and cometh in unto his house, and taketh the knife, and layeth hold on his concubine, and cutteth her in pieces to her bones—into twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the border of Israel. King James Bible And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, [together] with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. Hebrew When he reachedוַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go his house, בֵּית֗וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house he picked up וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a knife, הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ (ham·ma·’ă·ḵe·leṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3979: Something to eat with, a knife took hold וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (way·ya·ḥă·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer of his concubine, בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6370: A concubine, a paramour cut her וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ (way·nat·tə·ḥe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5408: To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints limb by limb לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ (la·‘ă·ṣā·me·hā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame into twelve לִשְׁנֵ֥ים (liš·nêm) Preposition-l | Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) pieces, נְתָחִ֑ים (nə·ṯā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5409: A piece (of a divided carcass) and sent וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ (way·šal·lə·ḥe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out her throughout בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the territory גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc |
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