Judges 21:3
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
way-yō-mə-rū,
and saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
4100 [e]לָמָ֗ה
lā-māh,
whyInterrog
3068 [e]יְהוָה֙
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
430 [e]אֱלֹהֵ֣י
’ĕ-lō-hê
GodN-mpc
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yiś-rā-’êl,
of IsraelN-proper-ms
1961 [e]הָ֥יְתָה
hā-yə-ṯāh
has come to passV-Qal-Perf-3fs
2063 [e]זֹּ֖את
zōṯ
thisPro-fs
3478 [e]בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
bə-yiś-rā-’êl;
in IsraelPrep-b | N-proper-ms
6485 [e]לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד
lə-hip-pā-qêḏ
that there should be [missing]Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf
3117 [e]הַיּ֛וֹם
hay-yō-wm
todayArt | N-ms
3478 [e]מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
mî-yiś-rā-’êl
in IsraelPrep-m | N-proper-ms
7626 [e]שֵׁ֥בֶט
šê-ḇeṭ
tribeN-ms
259 [e]אֶחָֽד׃
’e-ḥāḏ.
oneNumber-ms





















Hebrew Texts
שופטים 21:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לָמָ֗ה יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הָ֥יְתָה זֹ֖את בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד הַיֹּ֛ום מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָֽד׃

שופטים 21:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמרו למה יהוה אלהי ישראל היתה זאת בישראל להפקד היום מישראל שבט אחד׃

שופטים 21:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמרו למה יהוה אלהי ישראל היתה זאת בישראל להפקד היום מישראל שבט אחד׃

שופטים 21:3 Hebrew Bible
ויאמרו למה יהוה אלהי ישראל היתה זאת בישראל להפקד היום מישראל שבט אחד׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They said, "Why, O LORD, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should be missing today in Israel?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and cried out, "Why, LORD God of Israel, has it occurred that one tribe is missing in Israel today?"
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

why is

Deuteronomy 29:24 Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? …

Joshua 7:7-9 And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, why have you at all brought this …

Psalm 74:1 O God, why have you cast us off for ever? why does your anger smoke …

Psalm 80:12 Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which …

Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD.

Isaiah 63:17 O LORD, why have you made us to err from your ways, and hardened …

Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk …

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