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Judges 20:14-31

14And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622outH3318of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892untoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390, togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485on thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117outH3427of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905theinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whichהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931werenumberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Amongallמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there weresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chosenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthanded;everyכָּל־kol-H3605onecouldH376slingstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at an hair-breadth, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808missיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.

17And themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, besideBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, werenumberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseזֶ֖הzehH2088weremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH5927upH5927to Beth-el, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel ofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430; and theysaidH559, Who shallgoH5927upH5927forusH559firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoH5927upH5927firstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

19And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andencampedוַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעַל־'al-H5921Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פha.giv.'AhH1390.

20And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144; and themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478setH3318thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421againstH413them atGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390, anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843down to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776of theIsraelitesבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.

22And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971, themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388themselves, andsetH834thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254inarrayH4421in theplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theysetH834themselves inarrayH4421thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

23(And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927andweptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068untilH5704evenH5704; and theyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Iagainהַאוֹסִ֗יףha.'o.SifH3254drawלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066nigh tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH5927upH5927againstH413him.)

24And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH7126nearH7126againstאֶל־'el-H413thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25AndBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318forthH3318againstמִֽן־min-H4480themoutH3318ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843downH428to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776of thechildrenבִבְנֵ֨יviv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478againע֗וֹדodH5750eighteenעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428drewשֹׁ֥לְפֵיSho.le.feiH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

26Thenallכָל־khol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,wentH935upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andcameH935unto Beth-el, andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058, andsatוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untilH5704evenH5704; and theyofferedוַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andpeaceוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, (for thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was there inthoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,

28andPhinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440it inthoseהָהֵם֮ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,)sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Shall I yetagainע֜וֹדodH5750goלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251, or shall Iceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308? And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3318upעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927; fortomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279I willdeliverאֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ'et.te.Ne.nuH5414himintoH3027thinehandבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.

29AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760liers inwaitאֹֽרְבִ֔ים'o.re.VimH693againstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390roundסָבִֽיב׃ פsa.VivH5439aboutH5439.

30And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsetH5927themselves in arrayagainstאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390, as atotherכְּפַ֥עַםke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפָֽעַם׃be.Fa.'amH6471.

31And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentH3318outH3318againstH4480thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and weredrawnהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423awayH4480from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892; and theybeganוַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490tosmiteH5221andkillH5221of thepeopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971, as atotherאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259timesH6471, in thehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834one goethupעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927to Beth-el, and theotherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259toGibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390, in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,aboutH4480thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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