Judg. 21:16 in context
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Judges 21:16

And the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do to provide (literally, to remain) women, since the women are missing (are destroyed, exterminated) from Benjamin?"
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמְרוּ   זִקְנֵי   הָעֵדָה   מַה   נַּעֲשֶׂה   לַנּוֹתָרִים   לְנָשִׁים   כִּי   נִשְׁמְדָה   מִבִּנְיָמִן   אִשָּׁה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπον οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῆς συναγωγῆς τί ποιήσωμεν τοῖς περισσοῖς εἰς γυναῖκας ὅτι ἠφανίσθη ἀπὸ Βενιαμιν γυνή

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (jómervo)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H2205
 זִקְנֵ֣י (ziqenei)
 old
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Aampc
H9009
H5712
 הָ (ha)
עֵדָ֔ה (edah)
 the
congregation
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H4100
H9014
 מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H6213a
 נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (naase)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

Vqi1cp
H9005
H3498
 לַ (la)
נּוֹתָרִ֖ים (nvótarim)
 to
to remain
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
niphal participle active ♂ pl. niphal participle active masculine plural

Rd
VNrmpa
H9005
H0802
 לְ (le)
נָשִׁ֑ים (nashim)
 to
woman
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 R
Ncmpa
H3588a
H9014
 כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H8045
 נִשְׁמְדָ֥ה (nishemedah)
 to destroy
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p ♀ sing. niphal qatal third person feminine singular

VNp3fs
H9006
H1144
 מִ (mi)
בִּנְיָמִ֖ן (binejamin)
 from
Benjamin
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npm
H0802
H9016
 אִשָּֽׁה (ishah)
׃
woman
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa

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