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Judges 20:18-27

18And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to the houseH1004of Godבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH1008 H430,and askedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel of GodH430,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whichמִ֚יmiH4310of us shall go upיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

19And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rose upוַיָּק֥וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and encampedוַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פha.giv.'AhH1390.

20And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;and the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478put themselves in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186to fightמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421against them at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

21And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144came forthוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390,and destroyed downוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776of the Israelitesבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242and twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.

22And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388themselves, and set their battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in arrayלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186in the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where they put themselves in arrayעָ֥רְכוּ'A.re.khuH6186the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

23(And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and weptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068until evenהָעֶרֶב֒ha.'e.RevH6153,and askedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel of the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I go upלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066againהַאוֹסִ֗יףha.'o.SifH3254to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927against him.)

24And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came nearוַיִּקְרְב֧וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126against the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25And Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144went forthוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125them out of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and destroyed downוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776of the childrenבִבְנֵ֨יviv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478again eighteenשְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥רshe.mo.Nat 'a.SarH6240 H8083thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376;all these drewשֹׁ֥לְפֵיSho.le.feiH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

26Then all the childrenבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the houseH1004of GodH1008 H430,and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058,and satוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and fastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and offeredוַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478enquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, (for the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasthere in those daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,

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