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Judges 20:29-41

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.

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.

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