Judges 21:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the peopleהָעָם֙
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
cameוַיָּבֹ֤א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Bethelאֵ֔ל
(el,)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
and satוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ
(vai·ye·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
thereשָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
beforeלִפְנֵ֖י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
(ha·'e·lo·him;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
evening,הָעֶ֔רֶב
(ha·'e·rev,)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
and liftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּ
(vai·yis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up their voicesקֹולָ֔ם
(ko·v·lam,)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
and weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּ
(vai·yiv·ku)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
bitterly.גָדֹֽול׃
(ga·do·vl.)
1419: greatfrom gadal


















KJV Lexicon
And the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
and abode
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
there till even
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and lifted up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their voices
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
and wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
Bkiy  (bek-ee')
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping -- overflowing, sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
sore
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

King James Bible
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,

International Standard Version
So the people went to Bethel, sat before God until dusk, where they cried out loud and wept bitterly.

NET Bible
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people went to Bethel and sat there in the presence of God until evening. They cried very loudly,

King James 2000 Bible
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept greatly;
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