King James Version
Judges 20:29-35
30And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and put themselves in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186against Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,as at other timesH6471.
31And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144went outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andwere drawn awayהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and they beganוַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to smiteלְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtH5221of the peopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971, andkillחֲלָלִ֜יםcha.la.LimH2491,as at other timesH6471,in the highwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546,of which oneאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259goeth upעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927to the houseH1004of GodH1008H430,and the otherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
32And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, They aresmitten downנִגָּפִ֥יםni.ga.FimH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as at the firstכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223.But the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,Let us fleeנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127,and drawוּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּu.ne.ta.ke.Nu.huH5423them from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unto the highwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.
33And all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478rose upקָ֚מוּKa.muH6965out of their placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and put themselves in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֖וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186at Baal–tamarH1193:and the liers in waitוְאֹרֵ֧בve.'o.RevH693of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came forthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518out of their placesמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, evenout of the meadowsמִמַּֽעֲרֵה־mi.ma.'a.reh-H4629of Gibeahגָֽבַע׃Ga.va'H1387.
34And there cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935againstמִנֶּ֨גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was soreכָּבֵ֑דָהka.Ve.dahH3513:but they knewיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not that evilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451wasnearנֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'atH5060them.
35And the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֨ףvai.yi.GofH5062BenjaminH1144beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:and the childrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843of the BenjamitesH1145that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and an hundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:all these drewשֹׁ֥לֵףSho.lefH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
Commentaries on Judges 20
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- 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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