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Judges 20:46-48

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.

47But sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437and fledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057unto the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553Rimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417,and abodeוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427in the rockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553Rimmonרִמּ֔וֹןri.MonH7417fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

48And the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned againשָׁ֣בוּSha.vuH7725upon the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,and smoteוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,as well the menמְתֹם֙me.TomH4974of everycityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,asH5704the beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929,and all that came to handהַנִּמְצָ֑אha.nim.Tza'H4672:also they setשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971on fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ פva.'EshH784all the citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892that they came toהַנִּמְצָא֖וֹתha.nim.tza.'otH4672.

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