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Judges 20:29-41

29AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760liersinwaitH693againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,roundסָבִֽיב׃ פsa.VivH5439about.

30AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upagainstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andputthemselvesinarrayagainstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,asattheothertimesH6471.

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.

32AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidH559,Theyaresmittendownbeforeus,asatthefirstH7223.AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559, Letusfleeנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127,thatwemaydrawthemfromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tothehighwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.

33Andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upoutoftheirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andput themselvesinarrayatBaal-Tamar;andtheambushH693ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478rushedforthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518outoftheirplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,outofthemeadowsofGeba.

34AndtherecameH935fromoppositeGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505chosenmenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wassevere;buttheyknewH3045notthatdisasterwascomingH935uponthem.

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.

37AndtheambushH693hasted,andfelluponGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390;andtheambushH693drewH4900along,andsmotethewholecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

38NowtherewasH1961anappointedוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150signbetweenthemenלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andtheambushH693,thattheyshouldmakeathick columnofsmokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227riseupoutofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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.

40AndwhentheburningbeganH2490toriseupoutofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892asapillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofsmokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144lookedbehind,andbehold,thewholeH3632cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ascended[insmokeH6227]totheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

41Thenthemenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turnedהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015backH2015,andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144wereamazed,fortheysawH7200thatdisasterwascomeuponthem.

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