Judges 21:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

0did soוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּh6213
1כֵן֙h3651
2And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יh1121
3of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןh1144
4and tookוַיִּשְׂא֤וּh5375
5them wivesנָשִׁים֙h802
6according to their numberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םh4557
7מִןh4480
8of them that dancedהַמְּחֹֽלְל֖וֹתh2342
9אֲשֶׁ֣רh834
10whom they caughtגָּזָ֑לוּh1497
11וַיֵּֽלְכ֗וּh1980
12and returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙h7725
13אֶלh413
14unto their inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םh5159
15and repairedוַיִּבְנוּ֙h1129
16אֶתh853
17the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםh5892
18and dweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּh3427
19בָּהֶֽם׃h0

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them.

World English Bible (WEB)

The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and lived in them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.