| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:8:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said Judges 21:8:2 ⧉מִ֗יmiwho Judges 21:8:3 ⧉אֶחָד֙ekhadone Judges 21:8:4 ⧉מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmishshivtefrom the tribes of Judges 21:8:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Judges 21:8:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֛רasherwho Judges 21:8:7 ⧉לֹֽא־עָלָ֥הloaladid not go up Judges 21:8:8 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָ֖הelyahwehto the LORD Judges 21:8:9 ⧉הַמִּצְפָּ֑הhammitspato Mizpah Judges 21:8:10 ⧉וְ֠הִנֵּהvehinneand behold Judges 21:8:11 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Judges 21:8:12 ⧉בָא־אִ֧ישׁvaihsha man came Judges 21:8:13 ⧉אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הelhammakhaneto the camp Judges 21:8:14 ⧉מִיָּבֵ֥ישׁmiyyaveshfrom Jabesh Judges 21:8:15 ⧉גִּלְעָ֖דgiladGilead Judges 21:8:16 ⧉אֶל־הַקָּהָֽל׃elhakkahalto the assembly |
| 8. Formal Translation And they said, “Who is the one from the tribes of Israel who did not go up to the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Judge} at Mizpah?” And behold, no man came to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation Then they asked, “Is there anyone from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to meet the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} at Mizpah?” And look, not a single man arrived at the camp from Jabesh Gilead for the gathering. |