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Judges 20

1Then all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצְאוּ֮vai.ye.tze.'UH3318, and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712was gatheredtogetherוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950asoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, with thelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inMizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.
2And thechiefפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, even of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in theassemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֥ישׁ רַגְלִ֖י'ish rag.LiH376H7273thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.
3(Now thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were goneupעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.) Thensaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellדַּבְּר֕וּda.be.RuH1696us, howwasנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961thiswickednessהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451?
4And theLeviteהָאִ֣ישׁ הַלֵּוִ֗יha.'Ish ha.le.ViH3881H376, thehusbandאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802that wasslainהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Icameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935intoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that belongeth toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, I and myconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370, tolodgeלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.
5And themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965against me, andsurroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004upon me bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, andthoughtדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to haveslainלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me: and myconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370have theyforcedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031, that she isdeadוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.
6And Itookוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370, and cut her inpiecesוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408, andsentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughout all thecountryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for they havecommittedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Behold, ye are allchildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988youradviceדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.
8And all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, We will notanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of usgoH3212to histentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168, neither will weanyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of usturnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493into hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.
9But now this shall be thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which we willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213toGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390; we will go up bylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486against it;
10And we willtakeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582of anhundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughout all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967of athousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505, and athousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505out of tenthousandלָרְבָבָ֔הla.re.va.VahH7233, tofetchלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, that they maydoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, when theycomeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935toGibeahלְגֶ֣בַעle.Ge.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, according to all thefollyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039that they havewroughtעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
11So all themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622against thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, knittogetherחֲבֵרִֽים׃ פcha.ve.RimH2270asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.
12And thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582through all thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whatwickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451is this that isdoneנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961among you?
13Now thereforedeliverתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414us themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, thepervertedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, who are inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390, that we may put them todeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191, andremoveוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197theevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. But thechildrenאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH1121ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
14But thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622out of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390, to gooutלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15And thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485at thattimeבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117out of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, besides theinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390, who werenumberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967chosenבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
16Among all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there weresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chosenבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334H3027H3225; every one couldslingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049stonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at anhairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185breadth, and notmissיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.
17And themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, werenumberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719: all these weremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and wentupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to thehouseH1004ofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430H1008, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel ofGodH430, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whichמִ֚יmiH4310of us shall goupיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.
19And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseוַיָּק֥וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andencampedוַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פha.giv.'AhH1390.
20And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144; and themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478put themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186tofightמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421against them atGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.
21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameforthוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318fromGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390, and destroyeddownוַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776of theIsraelitesבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242andtwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.
22And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388themselves, and set theirbattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254inarrayלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186in theplaceבַּמָּק֕וֹםba.ma.KomH4725where they put themselves inarrayעָ֥רְכוּ'A.re.khuH6186thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
23(And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927andweptוַיִּבְכּ֣וּvai.yiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068untileveningהָעֶרֶב֒ha.'e.RevH6153, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel of theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall I goupלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙la.Ge.shetH5066againהַאוֹסִ֗יףha.'o.SifH3254tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goupעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927against him.)
24And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478camenearוַיִּקְרְב֧וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
25AndBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀vin.ya.MinH1144wentforthוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125them out ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֮ha.giv.'AhH1390thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֒ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and destroyeddownוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776of thechildrenבִבְנֵ֨יviv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478againeighteenשְׁמֹנַ֨ת עָשָׂ֥רshe.mo.Nat 'a.SarH8083H6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376; all thesedrewשֹׁ֥לְפֵיSho.le.feiH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
26Then all thechildrenבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, wentupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseH1004ofGodH430H1008, andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058, andsatוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117untileveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153, andofferedוַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntofferingsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
27And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478enquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, (for thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was there in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,
28AndPhinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440it in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,)sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Shall I yetagainהַאוֹסִ֨ףha.'o.SifH3254gooutלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251, or shall Iceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308? And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Goupעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927; for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279I willdeliverאֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ'et.te.Ne.nuH5414them into thyhandבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.
29AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760men inambushאֹֽרְבִ֔ים'o.re.VimH693aroundסָבִֽיב׃ פsa.VivH5439Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390.
30And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentupוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and put themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390, as at othertimesH6471.
31And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144wentoutוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and were drawnawayהָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.KuH5423from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892; and theybeganוַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490tosmiteלְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtH5221of thepeopleמֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'AmH5971, andkillחֲלָלִ֜יםcha.la.LimH2491, as at othertimesH6471, in thehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtH4546, of whichoneאַחַ֜ת'a.ChatH259goethupעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5927to thehouseH1004ofGodH430H1008, and theotherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259toGibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
32And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, They are smittendownנִגָּפִ֥יםni.ga.FimH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as at thefirstכְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הke.va.ri.sho.NahH7223. But thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, Let usfleeנָנ֙וּסָה֙na.Nu.sahH5127, anddrawוּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּu.ne.ta.ke.Nu.huH5423them from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to thehighwaysהַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃Ham.si.LotH4546.
33And all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478roseקָ֚מוּKa.muH6965out of theirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, and put themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֖וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186atBaaltamarH1193: and those ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478who were inambushוְאֹרֵ֧בve.'o.RevH693cameforthמֵגִ֥יחַme.Gi.achH1518out of theirplacesמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, even out of themeadowsמִמַּֽעֲרֵה־mi.ma.'a.reh-H4629ofGibeahגָֽבַע׃Ga.va'H1387.
34And therecameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935againstמִנֶּ֨גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֜הla.giv.'AhH1390tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩'a.se.RetH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376out of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasfierceכָּבֵ֑דָהka.Ve.dahH3513: but theyknewיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not thatevilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451wasnearנֹגַ֥עַתno.Ga.'atH5060them.
35And theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֨ףvai.yi.GofH5062BenjaminH1144beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩vai.yash.chi.TuH7843of theBenjamitesH1145thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505and anhundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: all thesedrewשֹׁ֥לֵףSho.lefH8025theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
36So thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminH1144sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they weresmittenנִגָּ֑פוּni.Ga.fuH5062: for themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725to theBenjamitesH1145, because theytrustedבָֽטְחוּ֙va.te.ChuH982to the ones lying inambushהָ֣אֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693which they hadsetשָׂ֖מוּSa.muH7760besideGibeahהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1390.
37And those inambushוְהָאֹרֵ֣בve.ha.'o.RevH693hastenedהֵחִ֔ישׁוּhe.Chi.shuH2363, andrushedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584uponGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390; and the ones lying inambushהָאֹרֵ֔בha.'o.RevH693drew themselvesalongוַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙vai.yim.shoKhH4900, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221all thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
38Now there was an appointedsignוְהַמּוֹעֵ֗דve.ha.mo.'EdH4150between themenלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andעִם־'im-H5973the men inambushהָאֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH693, that they should make agreatהֶ֕רֶבHe.revH7235flameמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864withsmokeהֶעָשָׁ֖ןhe.'a.ShanH6227to ascendupלְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛םle.ha.'a.lo.TamH5927from thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
39And when themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478retiredוַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֡ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144beganהֵחֵל֩he.ChelH2490tosmiteלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221andkillחֲלָלִ֤יםcha.la.LimH2491of themenבְּאִֽישׁ־be.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376: for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Surelyנִגּ֨וֹףni.GofH5062they are smittendownנִגָּ֥ףni.GafH5062beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as in thefirstהָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ha.ri.sho.NahH7223battleכַּמִּלְחָמָ֖הka.mil.cha.MahH4421.
40But when theflameוְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'EtH4864beganהֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahH2490to ascendupלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with apillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofsmokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227, theBenjamitesH1145lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and, behold, theflameכְלִיל־khe.lil-H3632of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892ascendedupעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064.
41And when themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478turnedagainהָפַ֔ךְha.FakhH2015, themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144wereamazedוַיִּבָּהֵ֖לvai.yi.ba.HelH926: for theysawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200thatevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451hadcomeנָגְעָ֥הna.ge.'AhH5060upon them.
42Therefore theyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437their backsbeforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057; but thebattleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הve.ha.mil.cha.MahH4421overtookהִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּhid.bi.Ka.te.huH1692them; and those who came out of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892theydestroyedמַשְׁחִיתִ֥יםmash.chi.TimH7843in themidstבְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃be.to.KhoH8432of them.
43Thus theyinclosedH3803theBenjamitesH1145on allsidesH3803, andchasedהִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּhir.di.Fu.huH7291them, and trod themdownהִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869witheaseמְנוּחָ֖הme.nu.ChahH4496oppositeנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390toward thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַח־ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.rach- Sha.meshH4217H8121.
44And therefellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144eighteenשְׁמֹנָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.mo.nah- 'a.SarH8083H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; all these weremenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582ofvalourחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
45And theyturnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toward thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057to therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofRimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417: and theygleanedוַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙vay.'o.le.Lu.huH5953of them in thehighwaysבַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹתbam.si.LotH4546fiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376; andpursuedוַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692hardafterאַחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310them toGidomגִּדְעֹ֔םgid.'OmH1440, andslewוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221twothousandאַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of them.
46So that all whofellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144weretwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719; all these weremenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582ofvalourחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
47Butsixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376turnedוַיִּפְנ֞וּvai.yif.NuH6437andfledוַיָּנֻ֤סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057to therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553Rimmonהָֽרִמּ֔וֹןha.ri.MonH7417, andabodeוַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙vai.ye.she.VuH3427in therockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553Rimmonרִמּ֔וֹןri.MonH7417fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
48And themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedagainשָׁ֣בוּSha.vuH7725upon thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, as well themenמְתֹם֙me.TomH4974of everycityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,asH5704thebeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, and all that came tohandהַנִּמְצָ֑אha.nim.Tza'H4672: also theysetשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971onfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃ פva.'EshH784all thecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892that they cametoהַנִּמְצָא֖וֹתha.nim.tza.'otH4672.

Commentaries on Judges 20

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