Revised Literal Translation

Judges 20:36-38

36So the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of BenjaminH1144sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were smittenנִגָּ֑פוּni.Ga.fuH5062:for the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725to the BenjamitesH1145,because they trustedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982unto the liers in waitהָ֣אֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693which they had setשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760beside Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

37And the liers in waitוְהָאֹרֵ֣בve.ha.'o.RevH693hastedהֵחִ֔ישׁוּhe.Chi.shuH2363,and rushedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584upon Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390;and the liers in waitהָאֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693drew themselvesalongוַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙vai.yim.shoKhH4900,and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221all the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

38Now there was an appointed signוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150between the menלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andעִם־'im-H5973the liers in waitהָאֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH693,that they should make a greatהֶ֕רֶבHe.revH7235flameמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864with smokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227rise upלְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛םle.ha.'a.lo.TamH5927out of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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