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Judges 20:36-46

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.

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.

43TheyencompassedtheBenjaminites,chasedthem, trodethemdownהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869attheresting-placeoveragainstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390towardthesun-rising.

44AndtherefellH5307ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144eighteenthousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:allthese,menH376ofvalour.

45Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledH5127towardsthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tothecliffH5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417,andtheygleanedoftheminthehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;andpursuedhardafterthemtoGidom,andslewtwothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376ofthem.

46SothatallwhofellH5307thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144wereH1961twenty-fivethousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719:allthese,menH376ofvalour.

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