New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 20:14-31
14Instead, the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622from the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892to Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,to goלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15From the citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892on that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117thesonsבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werecountedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485,twenty-sixעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה'es.Rim ve.shi.ShahH6242H8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905H4480the inhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390who werecountedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485,sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967choiceבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
16Out of allמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971sevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967choiceבָּח֔וּרba.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.MinH1144werecountedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;allכָּל־kol-H3605of theseזֶ֖הzehH2088were menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
18Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478setH6965outH6965,wentH5927upH5927to BethelH1008, andinquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of Godבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֚יmiH4310shall goH5927upH5927firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.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'H3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478linedH6186upH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421againstאִתָּ֧ם'i.TamH854them at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.
21Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318outH3318of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390andstruckוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twenty-twoשְׁנַ֨יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםshe.Na.yim ve.'es.RimH8147H6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
22But the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,showedH2388themselves courageousH2388and linedH6186upH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in the placeבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834H8033they had linedH6186themselves upH6186on the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
23Andthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927and 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.SifH3254advanceלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144?”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “GoH5927upH5927againstאֵלָֽיו׃ פ'e.LavH413him.”
25And Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318outH3318againstלִקְרָאתָ֥ם׀lik.ra.TamH7122them from Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and struckוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776againע֗וֹדodH5750eighteenשְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥רshe.mo.Nat 'a.SarH8083H6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the sonsבִבְנֵ֨יviv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478;allכָּל־kol-H3605of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428drewשֹׁ֥לְפֵיSho.le.feiH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
26Thenallכָל־khol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentH5927upH5927and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to BethelH1008,and they weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058and remainedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and fastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.And they offeredH5927burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27And the 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.TzetH3318outH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144,orאִם־'im-H518shall I stopאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?”And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927,for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279I will handבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH5414H3027them overH5414to you.”
30And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and linedH6186upH6186againstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390as at otherכְּפַ֥עַםke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפָֽעַם׃be.Fa.'amH6471.
31When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318outH3318againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,they were luredH5423awayהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423from the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and they beganH2490to strikeלְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtH5221andH5221killH5221H2490someמִן־min-H4480of the peopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971as at otherכְּפַ֣עַם׀ke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפַ֗עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471,on the roadsבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546(oneאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834goesH5927upH5927to BethelH1008,and the otherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390), andin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
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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