Revised Webster's Bible
Judges 20:18-27
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.
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.)
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.
Commentaries on Judges 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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