Judges 21:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They said,וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Why,לָמָ֗ה
(la·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
O LORD,יְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י
(e·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
has this 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
comeהָ֥יְתָה
(ha·ye·tah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about in Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
so that oneאֶחָֽד׃
(e·chad.)
259: onea prim. card. number
tribeשֵׁ֥בֶט
(she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
should be [missing] todayהַיֹּ֛ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
in Israel?"מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(mi·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
why is this come to pass in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that there should be to day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
tribe
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.
lacking
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
in 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
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?"

International Standard Version
"Why, LORD God of Israel," they asked him, "is one tribe missing from Israel?"

NET Bible
They said, "Why, O LORD God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?" An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"LORD God of Israel, why has this happened among us? Why should one tribe be missing today in Israel?"

King James 2000 Bible
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
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