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Judges 20:36-46

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.

42Thereforetheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437theirbacksbeforethemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478untothewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057;butthebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421followed hardafterthem;andtheythatcameoutofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892destroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843theminthemidstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432thereof.

43TheyinclosedtheBenjamites round about,andchasedthem,andtrodהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869themdownH1869attheirresting-place,asfarasoveragainstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390towardthesunrising.

44AndtherefellH5307ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144eighteenthousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;alltheseweremenH376ofvalor.

45Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledH5127towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057untotherockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417:andtheygleanedoftheminthehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,andfollowedhardafterthemuntoGidom,andsmoteofthemtwothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

46SothatallwhofellH5307thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144wereH1961twentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719;allthesewereH1961menH376ofvalor.

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