Revised Version 1895

Judges 20:36-46

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.

42Therefore theyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437their backsbeforeH6440themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057; but thebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421followed hardafterH413them; and theywhichוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834cameH413outH6440of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892destroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843them in themidstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432thereof.

43They enclosed the Benjamites round about, andchasedהִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּhir.di.Fu.huH7291them, and trode themdownהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869at theirrestingמְנוּחָ֖הme.nu.ChahH4496placeH4496, asfarH5704as overagainstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390towardH5704thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217.

44And therefellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144eighteenעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428weremenH376of valour.

45And theyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127towardאֶל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057unto therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417: and they gleaned of them in thehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; andfollowedH310hardafterH310them untoGidomגִּדְעֹ֔םgid.'OmH1440, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221of themtwoמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480thousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

46Soוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961thatallכָל־khol-H3605whichהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931fellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144weretwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719;allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428weremenH376of valour.

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