New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 20
Resolve to Punish the Guilty
1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Danלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835to BeershebaH884,including the landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,cameוַיֵּצְאוּ֮vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out, and the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712assembledוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950as oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.
2Thechiefsפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, evenof allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tookH3320their standH3320in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף'ar.Ba' me.'ot 'E.lefH702H3967H505footרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273soldiersאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.
3(Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478had goneעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927up to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.)And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Tellדַּבְּר֕וּda.be.RuH1696us,howH351did thisH2088wickednessH7463takeH1961placeH1961?”
4So the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,the husbandH376of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802who was murderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “I cameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935with my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370to spendלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885the nightH3885at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144.
5But themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965up againstעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and surroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915becauseעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921of me. They intendedדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to killלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me; instead, theyravishedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031my concubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370so that she diedוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.
6And ItookH270holdוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270of my concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370and cutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408her in piecesH5408and sentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159; forthey have committedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213a lewdזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154and disgracefulוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039actH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
8Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Not oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of us will goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980to his tentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,norH3808will anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of us returnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.
10And we will takeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH394710H6235menH376out of 100לַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and 100וּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967out of 1,000H505,and 1,000H505out of 10,000H6235H505tosupplyלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947foodצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,that when they comeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935toGibeahH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, they maypunishלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themfor allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the disgracefulהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039actsH5039that they have committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
12Then the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menH376through the entireבְּכָל־be.kholH3605tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100is thisH2088wickednessH7463that has takenH1961placeH1961among you?
13Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258then, deliverתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414up the menH376, theworthlessבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390,that we may putוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191them to deathH4191andremoveוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197thiswickednessH7463from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”But the sonsאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH1121of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14not listenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
14The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622from the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892to Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,to goלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318out to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15From the citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892on that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117thesonsבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485,26,000עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף'es.Rim ve.shi.Shah 'E.lefH6242H8337H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who drawשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905H4480the inhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390who werenumberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485,700שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתshe.Va' me.'otH7651H3967choiceבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
16Out of allמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971700שְׁבַ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙she.Va' me.'OtH7651H3967choiceבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376were left-handedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334H3225H3027;eachכָּל־kol-H3605oneזֶ֗הZehH2088could slingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049a stoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at a hairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185and not missיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.
17Then the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478besidesלְבַד֙le.VadH905H4480Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485,400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף'ar.Ba' me.'ot 'E.lefH702H3967H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who drawשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseזֶ֖הzehH2088were menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
Civil War, Benjamin Defeated
18Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,wentוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to BethelH1008, andinquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of Godבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֚יmiH4310shall goיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927up firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462for us to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?”Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.”
20The menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478arrayedוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421againstאִתָּ֧ם'i.TamH854them at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.
21Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390andfelledוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH311722,000שְׁנַ֨יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףshe.Na.yim ve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH8147H6242H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
22But the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388themselves and arrayedלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834H8033they had arrayedעָ֥רְכוּ'A.re.khuH6186themselves the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
23The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up and weptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶרֶב֒ha.'e.RevH6153, andinquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall we againהַאוֹסִ֗יףha.'o.SifH3254drawלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066nearH5066for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144?”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927up againstאֵלָֽיו׃ פ'e.LavH413him.”
25Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318outagainstלִקְרָאתָ֥ם׀lik.ra.TamH7122them from Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117andfelledוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776againע֗וֹדodH575018,000שְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶףshe.mo.Nat 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8083H6240H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the sonsבִבְנֵ֨יviv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428drewשֹׁ֥לְפֵיSho.le.feiH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
26Thenallכָל־khol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to BethelH1008and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058;thus they remainedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and fastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.And they offeredוַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068(for the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasthereוְשָׁ֗םve.ShamH8033in thoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,
28and Phinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499,Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440it to ministerin thoseהָהֵם֮ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117),sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Shall I yetע֜וֹדodH5750againהַאוֹסִ֨ףha.'o.SifH3254goלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318out to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144,orאִם־'im-H518shall I ceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?”And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927up,for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279I will deliverאֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ'et.te.Ne.nuH5414them into your handבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.”
30The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up againstאֶל־'el-H413the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and arrayedוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186themselves againstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390as at otherכְּפַ֥עַםke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפָֽעַם׃be.Fa.'amH6471.
31The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318outagainstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and were drawnH5423awayהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and they beganוַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to strikeלְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtH5221and killH5221someמִן־min-H4480of the peopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971as at otherכְּפַ֣עַם׀ke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפַ֗עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471,on the highwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546,oneאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834goesעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927up to BethelH1008and the otherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390, andin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
32The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “They are struckH5062downH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as at the firstכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223.”But the sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Let us fleeנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127that we may drawH5423them awayוּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּu.ne.ta.ke.Nu.huH5423from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to the highwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.”
33Then allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseקָ֚מוּKa.muH6965from their placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725and arrayedוַיַּעַרְכ֖וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186themselves at Baal-tamarH1193;and the men of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in ambushוְאֹרֵ֧בve.'o.RevH693brokeמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518out of their placeמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,even out of Maareh-gebaגָֽבַע׃Ga.va'H4626H1387.
34When tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505choiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935againstמִנֶּ֨גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390,the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421becameH3513fierceH3513; butBenjamin did not knowיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045thatdisasterH7463wascloseנֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'atH5060to them.
35And the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֨ףvai.yi.GofH5062Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֮bin.ya.MinH1144beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,so that the sonsבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH784325,100עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה'es.Rim va.cha.mi.Shah 'E.lef u.me.'AhH6242H2568H505H3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376of Benjaminבְּבִנְיָמִן֙be.vin.ya.MinH1144that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428drawשֹׁ֥לֵףSho.lefH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
36So the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they weredefeatedנִגָּ֑פוּni.Ga.fuH5062.When the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414groundמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144becauseH3588they reliedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982on the men in ambushהָ֣אֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693whomאֲשֶׁר'a.SherH834they had setשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760againstH413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390,
37the men in ambushוְהָאֹרֵ֣בve.ha.'o.RevH693hurriedהֵחִ֔ישׁוּhe.Chi.shuH2363and rushedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584againstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390;the men in ambushהָאֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693also deployedוַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙vai.yim.shoKhH4900and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
38Now the appointedוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150signH4150between the menלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the men in ambushהָאֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH693wasthat they would make a greatהֶ֕רֶבHe.revH7235cloudמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864of smokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227riseלְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛םle.ha.'a.lo.TamH5927from the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
39Then the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganהֵחֵל֩he.ChelH2490to strikeלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221and killחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH5221H2491about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Surelyאַךְ֩ נִגּ֨וֹף'aKh ni.GofH389H5062they aredefeatedנִגָּ֥ףni.GafH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as in the firstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.”
40But when the cloudוְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'EtH4864beganהֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahH2490to riseלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in a columnעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310them; and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the wholeכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was goingעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927up in smoketo heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.
42Therefore, they turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437their backs beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478towardאֶל־'el-H413the directionדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,but the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421overtookהִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּhid.bi.Ka.te.huH1692them whileH834those whoH834came out of the citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892destroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843them in the midstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432of them.
43They surroundedכִּתְּר֤וּki.te.RuH3803Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144,pursuedהִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּhir.di.Fu.huH7291them without restמְנוּחָ֖הme.nu.ChahH4496andtrodהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869them downH1869oppositeנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390towardH4480theeastמִמִּזְרַח־ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.rach- Sha.meshH4217H8121.
45The rest turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437and fledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toward the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057to the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417, but theycaughtוַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙vay.'o.le.Lu.huH59535,000חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖יםcha.Me.shet 'a.la.FimH2568H505of them on the highwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546and overtookוַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692themat Gidomגִּדְעֹ֔םgid.'OmH1440andkilledוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH52212,000אַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505of them.
46So allכָל־khol-H3605of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144who fellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117were 25,000עֶשְׂרִים֩ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה אֶ֥לֶף'es.Rim va.cha.mi.Shah 'E.lefH2568H6242H505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376who drawשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428warriorsH376.
47But 600שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹתshesh me.'otH8337H3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437and fledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toward the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057to the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553of Rimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417,and they remainedוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427at the rockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553of Rimmonרִמּ֔וֹןri.MonH7417fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
48The menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478then turnedH7725backשָׁ֣בוּSha.vuH7725againstאֶל־'el-H413the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and struckוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,bothH4480the entireמְתֹם֙me.TomH4974cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892with the cattleבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929and allכָּל־kol-H3605that they foundהַנִּמְצָ֑אha.nim.Tza'H4672;they alsoגַּ֛םgamH1571setשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971on fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ פva.'EshH784allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892which they foundהַנִּמְצָא֖וֹתha.nim.tza.'otH4672.
Commentaries on Judges 20
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- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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