Berean Standard Bible
Judges 20:29-35
30On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478went upוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144and arrayed themselvesוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390as they had done beforeH6471.
31The Benjamitesבְנֵֽי־ בִנְיָמִן֙ve.nei- vin.ya.MinH1121H1144came outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122themהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and were drawn awayהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.They beganוַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to attackלְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtH5221the peopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971as beforeH6471,killingחֲלָלִ֜יםcha.la.LimH2491about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704and on the roadsבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546,oneאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834led upעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927toבֵֽית־veit-H1008Bethelאֵ֗ל'ElH1008and the otherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390.
32“We are defeating themנִגָּפִ֥יםni.ga.FimH5062as beforeהֵ֛ם לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הhem le.fa.Nei.nu ke.va.ri.sho.NahH1992H6440H7223,”saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144.But the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Let us retreatנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127and draw them awayוּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּu.ne.ta.ke.Nu.huH5423fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ontoאֶל־'el-H413the roadsהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.”
33So allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478got upקָ֚מוּKa.muH6965from their placesמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725and arrayed themselvesוַיַּעַרְכ֖וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186at Baal-tamarH1193,and the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in ambushוְאֹרֵ֧בve.'o.RevH693chargedמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518from their positionsמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725westמִמַּֽעֲרֵה־mi.ma.'a.reh-H4629of Gibeahגָֽבַע׃Ga.va'H1387.
34Then 10,000עֲשֶׂרֶת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים'a.se.Ret 'a.la.FimH6235H505selectבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478made a frontalמִנֶּ֨גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048assaultוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935against Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390,and the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was fierceכָּבֵ֑דָהka.Ve.dahH3513.But the Benjamitesוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808realizeיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451wasuponנֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'atH5060themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.
35The LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853defeatedוַיִּגֹּ֨ףvai.yi.GofH5062Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֮bin.ya.MinH1144in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Israelitesבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478slaughteredוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH784325,100עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה'es.Rim va.cha.mi.Shah 'E.lef u.me.'AhH6242H2568H505H3967Benjamitesבְּבִנְיָמִן֙ אִ֑ישׁbe.vin.ya.Min 'IshH376H1144,allכָּל־ אֵ֖לֶּהkol- 'E.lehH3605H428armedשֹׁ֥לֵףSho.lefH8025with swordsחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
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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