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Judges 20:18-27

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.

19AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242andencampedוַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פha.giv.'AhH1390.

20Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outtobattleH4421againstBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478putthemselvesinarraytofightagainstthematGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

21AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318forthH3318outofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776oftheIsraelitesthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twenty-twothousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.

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.

24AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478camenearagainstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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.

27AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inquiredofJehovah(andthearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasthereinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,

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