Judges 21:3
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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?“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”
In other translations
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?“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לָמָהlamah<to> why?H4100יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הָיְתָהhayetahhas it happenedH1961זֹּאתzotthis [thing]H2063בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyisra'elin IsraelH3478לְהִפָּקֵדlehipakedto be missingH6485הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117מִיִּשְׂרָאֵלmiyisra'elfrom IsraelH3478שֵׁבֶטsheveta tribeH7626אֶחָד׃'echadoneH259
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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