Revised Literal Translation

Judges 20:38-40

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.

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