Berean Standard Bible
Judges 20:12-17
12And the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100is thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063wickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has occurredנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961among you?
13וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258Hand overתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853הָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582the wickedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menH1121אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834of Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390so we can put them to deathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191and purgeוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478of this evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.”But the Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144refusedוְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣יve.Lo' 'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14H3808to heedלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of their fellowאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
14And fromמִן־min-H4480their citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892theyבְנֵֽי־ בִנְיָמִ֛ןve.nei- vin.ya.MinH1121H1144came togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390to go outלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318and fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
15On thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117the Benjamitesבְנֵ֨י בִנְיָמִ֜ןve.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144mobilizedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH648526,000עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף'es.Rim ve.shi.Shah 'E.lefH6242H8337H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH8025H2719H376from their citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892,in addition toלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905the 700שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתshe.Va' me.'otH7651H3967selectבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376הִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485מִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390.
16Among allמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088soldiersהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there were 700שְׁבַ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙she.Va' me.'OtH7651H3967selectבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977left-handersאִ֣ישׁ אִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'ish 'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334H3027H3225H376,each of whomכָּל־ זֶ֗הkol- ZehH3605H2088could slingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049a stoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68atאֶל־'el-H413a hairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808missingיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.
17The Israelitesוְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.'Ish Yis.ra.'ElH376H3478,apart fromלְבַד֙le.VadH905Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,mobilizedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף'ar.Ba' me.'ot 'E.lefH702H3967H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH8025H2719H376,each oneכָּל־ זֶ֖הkol- zehH3605H2088an experienced warriorאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָֽה׃'ish mil.cha.MahH376H4421.
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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