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Judges 20
1AndallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318forthH3318,andtheassemblyH5712gatheredtogetherasoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835toBeer-sheba,andthelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, untoJehovahatMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.
2Andtheheadsofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,ofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselvesinthecongregationofthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenthatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.
4ThentheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,thehusbandH376ofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802thatwasmurderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredandsaidH559,IcameH935toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that[belongs]toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,Iandmyconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370,tolodge.
5Andthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965againstme,andsurroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004becauseofme,bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;theythoughttoslayH2026me,andmyconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370havetheyhumbledsothatshediedH4191.
6ThenItookH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,andcutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408herinpieces,andsentH7971herthroughoutthecountryH7704oftheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;fortheyhavecommittedlewdnessandvillanyinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10andwewilltakeH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menH376ofahundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andahundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967ofathousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505oftenH6235thousandH505,tofetch victualsforthepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,thattheymaydo,whenH834theycomeH935toGibeahofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,accordingtoallthevillanythattheyhavewroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
13AndnowH6258giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414upthemenH376,thesonsH1121ofBelial,whoareinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390,thatwemayputH5414themtodeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191,andputH5414awayevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.But[thechildrenof]Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14nothearkentothevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963oftheirbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
14AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetheroutofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedatthattimeoutofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892,twenty-sixthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidestheinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whowerenumberedsevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
17Andthemenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,werenumberedfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:alltheseweremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andwentH5927uptoBethel,andinquiredofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430,andsaidH559,WhichofusshallgoH5927upfirstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?AndJehovahsaidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063firstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.
22Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tookH2388courage,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againinarrayintheplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyputthemselvesinarraythefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
23AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upandweptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeJehovahuntileven,andinquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoH5927upagaintobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?AndJehovahsaidH559,GoH5927upagainsthim.
25AndBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318forthH3318againstthemoutofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andagainע֗וֹדodH5750destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843tothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478eighteenthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376:allthesedrewH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
26ThenallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,wentH935upandcameH935toBethel,andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058,andabodetherebeforeJehovah,andfastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untileven,andofferedH5927upburnt-offeringsandpeace-offeringsbeforeJehovah.
28andPhinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372,thesonH1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499,thesonH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeitinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117),sayingH559,ShallIyetH5750againע֜וֹדodH5750goלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,orshallIceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?AndJehovahsaidH559,GoH3318up;forto-morrowIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ'et.te.Ne.nuH5414themintothyhandבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.
31AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318outagainstthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andweredrawnawayfromthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andbeganH2490tosmiteofthepeopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971,slayingasattheformertimesH6471,inthehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546,ofwhichoneH259leadstoBethelandtheothertoGibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
33Andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upoutoftheirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andput themselvesinarrayatBaal-Tamar;andtheambushH693ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478rushedforthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518outoftheirplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,outofthemeadowsofGeba.
35AndJehovahsmoteBenjaminH1144beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843oftheBenjaminitesthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twenty-fivethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505oneH376hundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:allthesedrewH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
36AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144sawH7200thattheyweresmitten. —Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,becausetheytrustedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982totheambushH693thattheyhadsetשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.
39Andwhenthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015backH2015inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganH2490tosmite,slayingofthemenבְּאִֽישׁ־be.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;fortheysaidH559,Surelytheyarequiteroutedbeforeusasinthefirstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.
42Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437beforethemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tothewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057;butthebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421overtookהִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּhid.bi.Ka.te.huH1692them;andthosewhocameoutofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892destroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843themintheirmidstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432.
45Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledH5127towardsthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tothecliffH5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417,andtheygleanedoftheminthehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;andpursuedhardafterthemtoGidom,andslewtwothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376ofthem.
47Andsixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledH5127tothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tothecliffH5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417,andabodeatthecliffH5553ofRimmonרִמּ֔וֹןri.MonH7417fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
48Andthemenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedשָׁ֣בוּSha.vuH7725againuponthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,andsmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,aswellH1571themenH376of[every]cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892asthecattleH929,andallthatwasfoundH4672;evenallthecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892thatwerefoundH4672didtheysetonfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ פva.'EshH784.
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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