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Judges 20:14-31

14AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetheroutofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892untoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedonthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117outofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidestheinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whowerenumberedsevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Amongallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thereweresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthanded;everyoneH376couldslingstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68atahair-breadth,andnotmiss.

17Andthemenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,werenumberedfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:alltheseweremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,andwentH5927uptoBeth-el,andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counselofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430;andtheysaidH559,WhoshallgoH5927upforusfirstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?AndJehovahsaidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoH5927upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

19AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andencampedוַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פha.giv.'AhH1390.

20Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478setthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainstthematGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

21AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318forthH3318outofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843downtothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776oftheIsraelitesonthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.

22Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,encouragedH2388themselves,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againinarrayintheplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theysetthemselvesinarraythefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

23AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upandweptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeJehovahuntileven;andtheyaskedH7592ofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIagaindrawלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066nightobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?AndJehovahsaidH559,GoH5927upagainsthim.

24AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478camenearagainstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25AndBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318forthH3318againstthemoutofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843downtothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478againע֗וֹדodH5750eighteenthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376;allthesedrewH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

26ThenallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,wentH935up,andcameH935unto Beth-el,andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058,andsatH3427therebeforeJehovah,andfastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untileven;andtheyofferedH5927burnt-offeringsandpeace-offeringsbeforeJehovah.

27AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedH7592ofJehovah(forthearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasthereinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,

28andPhinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372,thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499,thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeitinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117),sayingH559,ShallIyetH5750againע֜וֹדodH5750goלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,orshallIceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?AndJehovahsaidH559,GoH3318up;forto-morrowIwilldeliverhimintothyhandבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.

29AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760liers-in-waitagainstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390roundסָבִֽיב׃ פsa.VivH5439about.

30AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upagainstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andsetthemselvesinarrayagainstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,asatothertimesH6471.

31AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318outagainstthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andweredrawnawayfromthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andtheybeganH2490tosmiteandkillofthepeopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971,asatothertimesH6471,inthehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546,ofwhichoneH259goethuptoBeth-el,andtheothertoGibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390,inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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