Hebrew & Greek Bible
Judges 20:18-24
18וַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muand they aroseH9001H6965וַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH9001H5927בֵֽית־veit-Beth-H1008אֵל֮'el-elH1008וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.Luand they askedH9001H7592בֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.Himby GodH9003H430וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478מִ֚יmiwho?H4310יַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-will he go upH5927לָּ֣נוּLa.nufor <the> usH9005H9035בַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.Lahat the firstH9003H8462לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mahto the battleH9005H4421עִם־'im-withH5973בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068יְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahJudahH3063בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.Lah[will be] at the firstH9003H8462
20וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and he went outH9001H3318אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mahto the battleH9005H4421עִם־'im-withH5973בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.Khuand they deployedH9001H6186אִתָּ֧ם'i.Tamwith themH854H9038אִֽישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478מִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahbattleH4421אֶל־'el-toH413הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'Ah<the> GibeahH9009H1390
21וַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH9001H3318בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144מִן־min-fromH4480הַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'Ah<the> GibeahH9009H1390וַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuand they destroyedH9001H7843בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'Elamong IsraelH9003H3478בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH9009H1931שְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH9002H6242אֶ֛לֶף'E.lefthousandH505אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776H9011
22וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvai.yit.cha.Zekand it showed itself strongH9001H2388הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuand they repeatedH9001H3254לַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.Rokhto deployH9005H6186מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahbattleH4421בַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.Komin the placeH9003H4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whereH834עָ֥רְכוּ'A.re.khuthey had deployedH6186שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.Shon<the> firstH9009H7223
23וַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH9001H5927בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478וַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.Kuand they weptH9001H1058לִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-<to> beforeH9005H6440יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068עַד־'ad-untilH5704הָעֶרֶב֒ha.'e.Revthe eveningH9009H6153וַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּvai.yish.'a.Luand they enquiredH9001H7592בַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehby YahwehH9003H3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559הַאוֹסִ֗יףha.'o.Sif¿ will I repeatH9008H3254לָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetto draw nearH9005H5066לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH9005H4421עִם־'im-withH5973בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144אָחִ֑י'a.Chibrother myH251H9020וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068עֲל֥וּ'a.Lugo upH5927אֵלָֽיו׃ פ'e.Lavagainst himH413H9033
Commentaries on Judges 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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