Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!” Young's Literal Translation and say, ‘Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel—to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?’ King James Bible And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? Hebrew “Why,לָמָ֗ה (lā·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what O LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel,” יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc they cried out, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “has this זֹּ֖את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, happened הָ֥יְתָה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in Israel? בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Today הַיּ֛וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day in Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc one אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first tribe שֵׁ֥בֶט (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe is missing!” לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד (lə·hip·pā·qêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit |