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Judges 20:14-31

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.NoH334 H3027 H3225; 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.HimH430 H1008, 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.SarH8083 H6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'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 thehouseH1004ofGodH430 H1008, 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 thehouseH1004ofGodH430 H1008, and theotherוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259toGibeahגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahH1390in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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