| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said Judges 21:3:2 ⧉לָמָ֗הlamawhy Judges 21:3:3 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehLORD Judges 21:3:4 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGod of Judges 21:3:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Judges 21:3:6 ⧉הָ֥יְתָהhayetahas happened Judges 21:3:7 ⧉זֹּ֖אתzotthis Judges 21:3:8 ⧉בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbeyisraelin Israel Judges 21:3:9 ⧉לְהִפָּקֵ֥דlehipakedto be lacking Judges 21:3:10 ⧉הַיּ֛וֹםhayomtoday Judges 21:3:11 ⧉מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmiyisraelfrom Israel Judges 21:3:12 ⧉שֵׁ֥בֶטsheveta tribe Judges 21:3:13 ⧉אֶחָֽד׃ekhadone |
| 3. Formal Translation And they said, “Why, LORD God of Israel {Yahweh Elohei Yisrael, Covenant Nation God}, has this happened in Israel, that one tribe should be missing from Israel today?” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation They cried out, “Why, LORD God of Israel {Yahweh Elohei Yisrael, Tribal Defender}, has this come upon Israel? Should a single tribe be missing from Israel today?” |