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Judges 20:29-41

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.

32And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, They are smittendownנִגָּפִ֥יםni.ga.FimH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH413, as at thefirstכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223. But thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, LetusH413rise, anddrawוּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּu.ne.ta.ke.Nu.huH5423themawayמִן־min-H4480from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unto thehighwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.

33AndallH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upH6965outH3605of theirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, andsetH6965themselves in array atBaal-tamarH1193: and the liers inwaitוְאֹרֵ֧בve.'o.RevH693ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478brakeforthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518outH3605of theirplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, evenoutH3605of Maareh-geba.

34And therecameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935overagainstH5921Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505chosenH3045menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376outH3045ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was sore: but theyknewH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thatevilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451wascloseנֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'atH5060uponH5921them.

35And theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֨ףvai.yi.GofH5062Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֮bin.ya.MinH1144beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843ofBenjaminבְּבִנְיָמִן֙be.vin.ya.MinH1144thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and anhundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428drewשֹׁ֥לֵףSho.lefH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

36SoH5414thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were smitten: for themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,becauseH3588theytrustedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982unto the liers inwaitהָ֣אֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693whichאֲשֶׁר'a.SherH834they hadsetשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760againstH413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.

37And the liers inwaitוְהָאֹרֵ֣בve.ha.'o.RevH693hasted, andrushedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584uponאֶל־'el-H413Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390; and the liers inwaitהָאֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693drewוַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙vai.yim.shoKhH4900themselvesalongאֶת־'et-H853, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

38Nowהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961theappointedוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150signH4150betweenעִם־'im-H5973themenלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the liers inwaitהָאֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH693was, that they should make a greatcloudמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864ofsmokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227riseH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

39And themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganהֵחֵל֩he.ChelH2490tosmiteH5221andkillH5221of themenבְּאִֽישׁ־be.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478aboutH5221thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376: for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,SurelyH3588they aresmittenH5221downלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH3588, as in thefirstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.:

40But when thecloudוְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'EtH4864beganהֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahH2490toariseH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in apillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofsmokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227, the Benjamiteslookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, thewholeכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927upH5927insmokeH6227toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.

41And themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turnedהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015, and themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144were amazed: for theysawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200thatevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451wascomeנָגְעָ֥הna.ge.'AhH5060uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921them.

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