Judges 21:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the menוְאִ֣ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥ע
(nish·ba)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
in Mizpah,בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה
(bam·mitz·pah)
4709: the name of several places in Isr.from tsaphah
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Noneאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of us shall giveיִתֵּ֥ן
(yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
his daughterבִּתֹּ֛ו
(bit·tov)
1323: daughterfrom ben
to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֖ן
(le·vin·ya·min)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
in marriage."לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(le·'i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Now the men
'iysh  (eesh)
a 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)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
had sworn
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
in Mizpeh
Mitspah  (mits-paw')
Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine -- Mitspah.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There shall not any
'iysh  (eesh)
a 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)
of us give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
his daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
unto Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
to wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, "None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage."

King James Bible
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: "None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage."

International Standard Version
Now the people of Israel had taken a vow in Mizpah that went like this: "Not even one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a descendant of Benjamin!"

NET Bible
The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, "Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The men of Israel had taken this oath in Mizpah: "None of us will ever let our daughters marry anyone from Benjamin."

King James 2000 Bible
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin as wife.
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