Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?” Young's Literal Translation And the elders of the company say, ‘What do we do to the remnant for wives—for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?’ King James Bible Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Hebrew Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of the congregation הָעֵדָ֔ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage said, וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “What מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should we do נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make about wives לְנָשִׁ֑ים (lə·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female for those who remain, לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the women אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female of Benjamin מִבִּנְיָמִ֖ן (mib·bin·yā·min) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites have been destroyed?” נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה (niš·mə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed |
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