New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 20:29-35
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.
Commentaries on Judges 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- 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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