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Judges 20:18-24

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.

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