Revised Literal Translation

Judges 20:36-46

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.

39And when the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478retiredוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganהֵחֵל֩he.ChelH2490to smiteלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221andkillחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH2491of the menבְּאִֽישׁ־be.'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376:for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Surelyנִגּ֨וֹףni.GofH5062they are smitten downנִגָּ֥ףni.GafH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as inthe firstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.

40But when the flameוְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'EtH4864beganהֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahH2490to arise upלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927out of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with a pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,the BenjamitesH1145lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and, behold, the flameכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ascended upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

41And when the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turned againהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015,the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144were amazedוַיִּבָּהֵ֖לvai.yi.ba.HelH926:for they sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451was comeנָגְעָ֥הna.ge.'AhH5060upon them.

42Therefore they turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437their backsbeforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057;but the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421overtookהִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּhid.bi.Ka.te.huH1692them; and them which cameout of the citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892they destroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843in the midstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432of them.

43Thusthey inclosedH3803the BenjamitesH1145round aboutH3803, andchasedהִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּhir.di.Fu.huH7291them, andtrode them downהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869with easeמְנוּחָ֖הme.nu.ChahH4496over againstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390toward the sunrisingמִמִּזְרַח־ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.rach- Sha.meshH8121 H4217.

44And there fellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144eighteenשְׁמֹנָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.mo.nah- 'a.SarH6240 H8083thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; all these weremenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of valourחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

45And they turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437and fledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toward the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057unto the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553of Rimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417:and they gleanedוַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙vay.'o.le.Lu.huH5953of them in the highwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;and pursuedוַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692hard afterאַחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310them unto Gidomגִּדְעֹ֔םgid.'OmH1440,and slewוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221two thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of them.

46So that all which fellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144were twentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719; all these weremenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of valourחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

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