Judges 21:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And the peopleוְהָעָ֥ם
(ve·ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
were sorryנִחָ֖ם
(ni·cham)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
for Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ן
(le·vin·ya·min;)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had madeעָשָׂ֧ה
(a·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
a breachפֶּ֖רֶץ
(pe·retz)
6556: a bursting forth, breachfrom parats
in the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵ֥י
(be·shiv·tei)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















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.
repented
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
them for Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
because that the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
a breach
perets  (peh'-rets)
a break -- breach, breaking forth (in), forth, gap.
in the tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the people were sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

King James Bible
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people had compassion on Benjamin, because the LORD had made this gap in the tribes of Israel.

International Standard Version
The people felt sorry for the tribe of Benjamin because the LORD had broken one of the tribes of Israel.

NET Bible
The people regretted what had happened to Benjamin because the LORD had weakened the Israelite tribes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The congregation felt sorry for the people of Benjamin because the LORD had broken the unity of the tribes of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
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