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Judges 20:39-41
39the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478would turnוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.When the Benjamitesוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144had begunהֵחֵל֩he.ChelH2490to strike them downלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221,killingחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH2491about thirtyבְּאִֽישׁ־ כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים כִּ֣יbe.'ish- kish.lo.Shim kiH7970H376H3588menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,they saidאָמְר֔וּ אַךְ֩'a.me.Ru 'aKhH559H389, “They areהוּא֙hu'H1931defeatedH5062before usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440as in the firstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.”
40וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'EtH4864But when the columnעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227beganהֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahH2490to go upלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,the Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behind themאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310and sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009the wholeכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892going upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927in smokeהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.
41Then the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turned back on themהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015,and the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144were terrifiedוַיִּבָּהֵ֖לvai.yi.ba.HelH926whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they realizedרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451had comeנָגְעָ֥הna.ge.'AhH5060upon themעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.
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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