New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 20:31-32

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.”

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