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Judges 20:18-24

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.

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