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Judges 21:9

In Judges 21 of Judges.

For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.

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וַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖דvayitpaqedand chargeפָּקַדconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and charge”, the next action in the storyH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…הָעָ֑םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְהִנֵּ֤הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).שָׁם֙shamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אִ֔ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmioshevefrom dwellיָשַׁבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “from dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יָבֵ֥שׁyaveshJobeshיָבֵשׁnoun, proper name — “Jobesh”H3003Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in PalestineJobesh (-Gilead).גִּלְעָֽדgiladGileadגִּלְעָדnoun, proper name — “Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.

World English Bible

For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.

Darby Translation

for the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead there.

Douay-Rheims

(At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the people were numbered, and there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπεσκέπη ὁ λαὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ οἰκούντων Ἰαβὶς Γαλαάδ.

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