King James Version

Judges 11:40

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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מִיָּמִ֣יםmiyamimfrom as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…יָמִ֗ימָהyamimahas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute, directional ending — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…תֵּלַ֨כְנָה֙telakhnahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בְּנ֣וֹתbenotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לְתַנּ֕וֹתletanotto lamentתָּנָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to lament”, the to-form of the verbH8567to ascribe (praise), i.e. celebrate, commemoratelament, rehearse.לְבַתlevatto daughterבַּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.יִפְתָּ֖חyiftachJephthahיִפְתָּחnoun, proper name — “Jephthah”H3316Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in PalestineJephthah, Jiphtah.הַגִּלְעָדִ֑יhagiladithe Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Gileadite”, the ordinary formH1569a Giladite or descendant of GiladGileadite.אַרְבַּ֥עַתarbaatfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “four”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH702fourfour.יָמִ֖יםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…בַּשָּׁנָֽהbashanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Young’s Literal Translation

from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.

World English Bible

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Darby Translation

that from year to year the daughters of Israel go to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.

Douay-Rheims

That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and it was an ordinance in Israel, That the daughters of Israel went from year to year to bewail the daughter of Jephthae the Galaadite for four days in a year.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ ἡμερῶν εἰς ἡμέρας ἐπορεύοντο θυγατέρες Ἰσραὴλ θρηνεῖν τὴν θυγατέρα Ἰεφθάε τοῦ Γαλααδίτου ἐπὶ τέσσαρας ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ.