New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 20:38-40
38Now the agreedH4150signH4150between the menלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the men inH693ambushH693wasthat they would makeהֶ֕רֶבHe.revH7235a greatH7235cloudמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'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.MinH1144beganH2490to strikeלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221andH5221killH5221H2490about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Undoubtedlyאַךְ֩ 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 riseH5927from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ina columnעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310them; and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the entireכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was goingH5927upH5927in smoketo heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.
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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