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Judges 20:29-41

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.

32AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidH559,Theyaresmittendownbeforeus,asatthefirstH7223.ButthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559, Letusfleeנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127,anddrawthemawayfromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892untothehighwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.

33Andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upoutoftheirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andsetH6965themselvesinarrayatBaal-tamar:andtheliers-in-waitofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478brakeforthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518outoftheirplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, evenoutofMaareh-geba.

34AndtherecameH935overagainstGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505chosenmenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wassore;buttheyknewH3045notthatevilH7451wascloseuponthem.

35AndJehovahsmoteBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֮bin.ya.MinH1144beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843ofBenjaminבְּבִנְיָמִן֙be.vin.ya.MinH1144thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505andahundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:allthesedrewH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

36SothechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144sawH7200thattheyweresmitten;forthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,becausetheytrustedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982untotheliers-in-waitwhomtheyhadsetשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

37Andtheliers-in-wait hasted,andrusheduponGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390;andtheliers-in-waitdrewH4900themselvesalong,andsmoteallthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

38Nowtheappointedוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150signbetweenthemenלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andtheliers-in-waitwasH1961,thattheyshouldmakeagreatcloudofsmokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227riseupoutofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

39AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganH2490tosmiteandkillofthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsH376;fortheysaidH559,Surelytheyaresmittendownלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221beforeus,asinthefirstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.

40ButwhenthecloudbeganH2490toariseupoutofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inapillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofsmokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,theBenjamiteslookedbehindthem;and,behold,thewholeH3632ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927upinsmokeH6227toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

41Andthemenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turnedהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015,andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144weredismayedH926;fortheysawH7200thatevilH7451wascomeuponthem.

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