Judges

Chapter 20

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Judges 20:1 Gematria: 3200
ויצאו כלבני ישראל ותקהל העדה כאיש אחד למדן ועדבאר שבע וארץ הגלעד אליהוה המצפה
And like to house he company man one to swear land the gil'ad these the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton the.and~they~will~GO.OUT(V) ALL SON~s YISRA'EL and~she~will~GATHER(V) the~COMPANY like~MAN UNIT to~from~JUDGE and~UNTIL BEER BEER and~LAND the~THE.GIL'AD TOWARD YHWH the~AND.THE.MISHNAICThereupon all the Israelites—from Dan to Beer-sheba and [from] the land of Gilead—marched forth, and the community assembled as one, before GOD at Mizpah.
Judges 20:2 Gematria: 4560
ויתיצבו פנות כלהעם כל שבטי ישראל בקהל עם האלהים ארבע מאות אלף איש רגלי שלףחרבפ
Like people every teeth, fire, consume house, family, inside snake, basket, surround of he in people power four thousand man foot of.and~they~will~self~STAND(V) CORNER~s ALL the~PEOPLE ALL TRIBE~s YISRA'EL in~FLOCK PEOPLE the~POWER~s FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND MAN FOOTMAN PULL(V)~ing SWORDAll the leaders of the people [and] all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people, 400,000 fighters on foot.—
Judges 20:3 Gematria: 3882
וישמעו בני בנימן כיעלו בניישראל המצפה ויאמרו בני ישראל דברו איכה נהיתה הרעה הזאת
And they heard binyamin like the and they said he feed this.and~they~will~HEAR(V) SON~s BNYMYN GIVEN.THAT they~did~GO.UP(V) SON~s YISRA'EL the~AND.THE.MISHNAIC and~they~will~SAY(V) SON~s YISRA'EL much~SPEAK(V)~you(mp) WHERE she~did~EXIST(V) the~BAD the~THISThe Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had come up to Mizpah.aThis sentence is continued at v. 14 below.—The Israelites said, “Tell us, how did this evil thing happen?”
Judges 20:4 Gematria: 3937
ויען האיש הלוי איש האשה הנרצחה ויאמר הגבעתה אשר לבנימן באתי אני ופילגשי ללון
Man the lewi man woman and said the camel, now which to binyamin plow-point of i and camel,and~he~will~ANSWER(V) the~MAN the~THE.LEWI MAN the~WOMAN the~MURDER(V)~ing(fs) and~he~will~SAY(V) the~PIT.+.TIME WHICH to~BNYMYN I~COME(V) I and~CONCUBINE~me to~STAY(V)And that Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, replied, “My concubine and I came to Gibeah of Benjamin to spend the night.
Judges 20:5 Gematria: 4073
ויקמו עלי בעלי הגבעה ויסבו עלי אתהבית לילה אותי דמו להרג ואתפילגשי ענו ותמת
Upon me master of and he surrounded upon me night kill and camel,and~they~will~RAISE(V) UPON~me MASTER~s the~PIT.+.TIME and~they~will~SURROUND(V) UPON~me AT the~HOUSE NIGHT AT~me they~did~much~COMPARE(V) to~KILL(V) and~AT CONCUBINE~me they~did~much~AFFLICT(V) and~she~will~DIE(V)The citizens of Gibeah set out to harm me. They gathered against me around the house in the night; they meant to kill me, and they abused my concubine until she died.
Judges 20:6 Gematria: 3761
ואחז בפילגשי ואנתחה ואשלחה בכלשדה נחלת ישראל כי עשו זמה ונבלה בישראל
Hold in camel, he given that weapon, in, with, by israel.and~I~will~HOLD(V) in~CONCUBINE~me and~I~will~much~CUT(V)~her and~I~will~much~SEND(V)~her in~ALL FIELD INHERITANCE YISRA'EL GIVEN.THAT they~did~DO(V) MISCHIEF and~FOLLY in~YISRA'ELSo I took hold of my concubine and I cut her in pieces and sent them through every part of Israel’s territory. For an outrageous act of depravity had been committed in Israel.
Judges 20:7 Gematria: 1328
הנה כלכם בני ישראל הבו לכם דבר ועצה הלם
Behold like he the to you (m.pl.) word and.BEHOLD ALL~you(mp) SON~s YISRA'EL GIVE(V)~you(mp) TO.YOU~you(mp) WORD and~TREE HERENow you are all Israelites; produce a plan of action here and now!”
Judges 20:8 Gematria: 2562
ויקם כלהעם כאיש אחד לאמר לא נלך איש לאהלו ולא נסור איש לביתו
Like people man one saying if man to if man to.and~he~will~RAISE(V) ALL the~PEOPLE like~MAN UNIT to~SAY(V) NOT we~will~WALK(V) MAN to~TENT~him and~NOT we~will~REMOVE(V) MAN to~HOUSE~himThen all the people rose as one and declared, “We will not go back to our homes, we will not enter our houses!
Judges 20:9 Gematria: 2096
ועתה זה הדבר אשר נעשה לגבעה עליה בגורל
Now this speak which we will make to upon her in camel.and~NOW THIS the~WORD WHICH we~will~DO(V) to~the~PIT.+.TIME UPON~her in~LOTBut this is what we will do to Gibeah: [we will wage war] against it according to lot.
Judges 20:10 Gematria: 6243
ולקחנו עשרה אנשים למאה לכל שבטי ישראל ומאה לאלף ואלף לרבבה לקחת צדה לעם לעשות לבואם לגבע בנימן ככלהנבלה אשר עשה בישראל
And to take ten to all teeth, fire, consume house, family, inside snake, basket, surround of he and hundred to and to people to to mother to camel, binyamin all the which he had made in, with, by israel.and~we~will~TAKE(V) TEN MAN~s to~the~HUNDRED to~ALL TRIBE~s YISRA'EL and~HUNDRED to~the~THOUSAND and~THOUSAND to~the~MYRIAD to~TAKE(V) MEAT to~the~PEOPLE to~DO(V) to~COME(V)~them to~AND.GEBA BNYMYN like~ALL the~FOLLY WHICH DO(V) in~YISRA'ELWe will take from all the tribes of Israel ten of every hundred, a hundred of every thousand, and a thousand of every ten thousand to supply provisions for the troops—to prepare for their going to Geba in Benjaminbto prepare for their going to Geba in Benjamin Emendation yields “for those who go to requite Gibeah.” for all the outrage it has committed in Israel.”
Judges 20:11 Gematria: 2059
ויאסף כלאיש ישראל אלהעיר כאיש אחד חבריםפ
And he gathered like man he these city man one.and~he~will~GATHER(V) ALL MAN YISRA'EL TOWARD the~CITY like~MAN UNIT COMPANION~sSo Israel’s entire force, united as one, massed against the town.
Judges 20:12 Gematria: 4190
וישלחו שבטי ישראל אנשים בכלשבטי בנימן לאמר מה הרעה הזאת אשר נהיתה בכם
And they sent teeth, fire, consume house, family, inside snake, basket, surround of he in to teeth binyamin saying what feed this which.and~they~will~SEND(V) TRIBE~s YISRA'EL MAN~s in~ALL TRIBE~s BNYMYN to~SAY(V) WATER the~BAD the~THIS WHICH she~did~EXIST(V) WEEP~you(mp)And the tribes of Israel sent agents through the whole tribectribe Heb. plural. of Benjamin, saying, “What is this evil thing that has happened among you?
Judges 20:13 Gematria: 5771
ועתה תנו אתהאנשים בניבליעל אשר בגבעה ונמיתם ונבערה רעה מישראל ולא אבו בני בנימן לשמע בקול אחיהם בניישראל
Now the which in feed from israel if binyamin hear voice hearth.and~NOW GIVE(V)~you(mp) AT the~MAN~s SON~s IN.LIFT WHICH in~the~PIT.+.TIME and~we~will~DIE(V)~them and~we~will~much~BURN(V) BAD from~YISRA'EL and~NOT they~did~CONSENT(V) SON~s BNYMYN to~HEAR(V) in~VOICE BROTHER~s~them SON~s YISRA'ELCome, hand over those scoundrels in Gibeah so that we may put them to death and stamp out the evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not yield to the demand of their fellow Israelites.
Judges 20:14 Gematria: 2664
ויאספו בניבנימן מןהערים הגבעתה לצאת למלחמה עםבני ישראל
And they gathered kind the camel, now to war he.and~they~will~GATHER(V) SON~s BNYMYN FROM the~CITY~s the~PIT.+.TIME to~GO.OUT(V) to~the~WAR WITH SON~s YISRA'ELSo the Benjaminites gathered from their towns to Gibeah in order to take the field against the Israelites.
Judges 20:15 Gematria: 5957
ויתפקדו בני בנימן ביום ההוא מהערים עשרים וששה אלף איש שלף חרב לבד מישבי הגבעה התפקדו שבע מאות איש בחור
And they visited/appointed binyamin in day that (m.) from the tithe and that window thousand man waste from the swear man.and~they~will~self~OVERSEE(V) SON~s BNYMYN in~the~DAY the~HE from~the~CITY~s TWENTY and~SIX THOUSAND MAN PULL(V)~ing SWORD to~SEPARATED from~SIT(V)~ing(p) the~PIT.+.TIME they~did~self~OVERSEE(V) SEVEN HUNDRED MAN CHOOSE(V)~eddMeaning of parts of vv. 15 and 16 uncertain. On that day the Benjaminites mustered from the towns 26,000 fighters, mustered apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah; 700 elite troops
Judges 20:16 Gematria: 2981
מכל העם הזה שבע מאות איש בחור אטר ידימינו כלזה קלע באבן אלהשערה ולא יחטאפ
All people this swear man like this in these if he will err.from~ALL the~PEOPLE the~THIS SEVEN HUNDRED MAN CHOOSE(V)~ed SHUT HAND RIGHT~him ALL THIS HURL(V)~ing in~the~STONE TOWARD the~HAIR and~NOT he~will~MISS(V)of these forces—700 of the best troops—were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
Judges 20:17 Gematria: 3939
ואיש ישראל התפקדו לבד מבנימן ארבע מאות אלף איש שלף חרב כלזה איש מלחמה
Man he the from binyamin four thousand man waste like this man war.and~MAN YISRA'EL they~did~self~OVERSEE(V) to~SEPARATED from~BNYMYN FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND MAN PULL(V)~ing SWORD ALL THIS MAN WARThose on Israel’s side—other than Benjamin—mustered 400,000 fighters, every one of them a warrior.
Judges 20:18 Gematria: 3965
ויקמו ויעלו ביתאל וישאלו באלהים ויאמרו בני ישראל מי יעלהלנו בתחלה למלחמה עםבני בנימן ויאמר יהוה יהודה בתחלה
And he went up these there is these power and they said he who they will went up war binyamin and said the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton yehudah.and~they~will~RAISE(V) and~they~will~GO.UP(V) ? ? and~they~will~ASK(V) in~POWER~s and~they~will~SAY(V) SON~s YISRA'EL WHO he~will~GO.UP(V) ? in~the~BEGIN to~the~WAR WITH SON~s BNYMYN and~he~will~SAY(V) YHWH AND.FROM.YEHUDAH in~the~BEGINThey proceeded to Bethel and inquired of God; the Israelites asked, “Who of us shall advance first to fight the Benjaminites?” And GOD replied, “Judah first.”
Judges 20:19 Gematria: 1340
ויקומו בניישראל בבקר ויחנו עלהגבעה
And they rose in morning and he camped.and~they~will~RAISE(V) SON~s YISRA'EL in~the~MORNING and~they~will~CAMP(V) UPON the~PIT.+.TIMESo the Israelites arose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
Judges 20:20 Gematria: 3218
ויצא איש ישראל למלחמה עםבנימן ויערכו אתם אישישראל מלחמה אלהגבעה
Go out man he war people binyamin them man he war.and~he~will~GO.OUT(V) MAN YISRA'EL to~the~WAR WITH BNYMYN and~they~will~ARRANGE(V) AT~them MAN YISRA'EL WAR TOWARD the~PIT.+.TIMEIsrael’s side took the field against the Benjaminites; those on Israel’s side drew up in battle order against them at Gibeah.
Judges 20:21 Gematria: 3604
ויצאו בניבנימן מןהגבעה וישחיתו בישראל ביום ההוא שנים ועשרים אלף איש ארצה
And in, with, by israel in day that (m.) change tithe thousand man.and~they~will~GO.OUT(V) SON~s BNYMYN FROM the~PIT.+.TIME and~they~will~CORRUPT(V) in~YISRA'EL in~the~DAY the~HE TWO and~TWENTY THOUSAND MAN LANDBut the Benjaminites issued from Gibeah, and that day they struck down 22,000 of the Israelites.
Judges 20:22 Gematria: 4048
ויתחזק העם איש ישראל ויספו לערך מלחמה במקום אשרערכו שם ביום הראשון
People man he and to war place breath in day.and~he~will~self~SEIZE(V) the~PEOPLE MAN YISRA'EL and~they~will~ADD(V) to~ARRANGE(V) WAR in~the~PLACE WHICH they~did~ARRANGE(V) THERE in~the~DAY the~BEGINNINGNow the army—Israel’s side—rallied and again drew up in battle order at the same place as they had on the first day.
Judges 20:23 Gematria: 3875
ויעלו בניישראל ויבכו לפנייהוה עדהערב וישאלו ביהוה לאמר האוסיף לגשת למלחמה עםבני בנימן אחי ויאמר יהוה עלו אליופ
And he went up to face of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton witness the evening there is these in, with, by lord, yahweh saying the war binyamin hearth of and said the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton.and~they~will~GO.UP(V) SON~s YISRA'EL and~they~will~WEEP(V) to~FACE~s YHWH UNTIL the~EVENING and~they~will~ASK(V) in~YHWH to~SAY(V) ADD to~COME.NEAR(V) to~the~WAR WITH SON~s BNYMYN BROTHER~me and~he~will~SAY(V) YHWH GO.UP(V)~you(mp) TOWARD~himFor the Israelites had gone up and wept before GOD until evening. They had inquired of GOD, “Shall we again join battle with our kinsmen the Benjaminites?” And GOD had replied, “March against them.”
Judges 20:24 Gematria: 1595
ויקרבו בניישראל אלבני בנימן ביום השני
And they called binyamin in day the second.and~they~will~APPROACH(V) SON~s YISRA'EL TOWARD SON~s BNYMYN in~the~DAY the~SECONDThe Israelites advanced against the Benjaminites on the second day.
Judges 20:25 Gematria: 5847
ויצא בנימןלקראתםמןהגבעה ביום השני וישחיתו בבני ישראל עוד שמנת עשר אלף איש ארצה כלאלה שלפי חרב
Go out in day the second in he again ten thousand man like that to mouth waste.and~he~will~GO.OUT(V) BNYMYN to~CALL(V)~them FROM the~PIT.+.TIME in~the~DAY the~SECOND and~they~will~CORRUPT(V) in~SON~s YISRA'EL AGAIN EIGHT TEN THOUSAND MAN LAND ALL THESE PULL(V)~ing(p) SWORDBut the Benjaminites came out from Gibeah against them on the second day and struck down 18,000 more of the Israelites, all of them fighters.
Judges 20:26 Gematria: 4152
ויעלו כלבני ישראל וכלהעם ויבאו ביתאל ויבכו וישבו שם לפני יהוה ויצומו ביוםההוא עדהערב ויעלו עלות ושלמים לפני יהוה
And he went up like to house he and like people and these and he swore breath to face of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton and they charged in day that (m.) witness the evening and he went up above and that to i to face of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton.and~they~will~GO.UP(V) ALL SON~s YISRA'EL and~ALL the~PEOPLE and~they~will~COME(V) ? ? and~they~will~WEEP(V) and~they~will~SIT(V) THERE to~FACE~s YHWH and~they~will~FAST(V) in~the~DAY the~HE UNTIL the~EVENING and~they~will~GO.UP(V) CAPTIVITY~s and~SHELAM~s to~FACE~s YHWHThen all the Israelites, all the army, went up and came to Bethel and they sat there, weeping before GOD. They fasted that day until evening, and presented burnt offerings and offerings of well-being to GOD.
Judges 20:27 Gematria: 2442
וישאלו בניישראל ביהוה ושם ארון ברית האלהים בימים ההם
There is these in, with, by lord, yahweh breath box covenant power in the seas the they (m.).and~they~will~ASK(V) SON~s YISRA'EL in~YHWH and~THERE BOX COVENANT the~POWER~s in~the~DAY~s the~THEYThe Israelites inquired of GOD (for the Ark of God’s Covenant was there in those days,
Judges 20:28 Gematria: 4138
ופינחס בןאלעזר בןאהרן עמד לפניו בימים ההם לאמר האוסף עוד לצאת למלחמה עםבניבנימן אחי אםאחדל ויאמר יהוה עלו כי מחר אתננו בידך
And son aharon stand to in the seas the they (m.) saying again to war hearth of and said the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton given that.and~PHINEHAS SON AND.ELEAZAR SON AHARON STAND(V)~ing to~FACE~s~him in~the~DAY~s the~THEY to~SAY(V) ADD AGAIN to~GO.OUT(V) to~the~WAR WITH SON~s BNYMYN BROTHER~me IF I~will~CEASE(V) and~he~will~SAY(V) YHWH GO.UP(V)~you(mp) GIVEN.THAT LATER I~will~GIVE(V)~him in~HAND~youand Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest ministered before [God] in those days), “Shall we again take the field against our kinsmen the Benjaminites, or shall we not?” GOD answered, “Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hands.”
Judges 20:29 Gematria: 1420
וישם ישראל ארבים אלהגבעה סביבפ
He ambush.and~he~will~PLACE(V) YISRA'EL AMBUSH(V)~ing(p) TOWARD the~PIT.+.TIME AROUNDIsrael set up ambushes against Gibeah on all sides.
Judges 20:30 Gematria: 2513
ויעלו בניישראל אלבני בנימן ביום השלישי ויערכו אלהגבעה כפעם בפעם
And he went up binyamin in day the there is of like in.and~they~will~GO.UP(V) SON~s YISRA'EL TOWARD SON~s BNYMYN in~the~DAY the~THIRD and~they~will~ARRANGE(V) TOWARD the~PIT.+.TIME like~TIME in~TIMEAnd on the third day, the Israelites went up against the Benjaminites, as before, and engaged them in battle at Gibeah.
Judges 20:31 Gematria: 8061
ויצאו בניבנימן לקראת העם הנתקו מןהעיר ויחלו להכות מהעם חללים כפעם בפעם במסלות אשר אחת עלה ביתאל ואחת גבעתה בשדה כשלשים איש בישראל
And people the kind city from the people pierce like in in which rise these and camel, now in like that to window man in, with, by israel.and~they~will~GO.OUT(V) SON~s BNYMYN to~CALL(V) the~PEOPLE they~did~DRAW(V) FROM the~CITY and~they~will~PIERCE(V) to~CRUSH(V) from~the~PEOPLE PIERCED like~TIME in~TIME in~the~HIGHWAY~s WHICH UNIT GO.UP(V)~ing(fs) ? ? and~UNIT PIT.+.TIME in~the~FIELD like~THIRTY MAN in~YISRA'ELThe Benjaminites dashed out to meet the army and were drawn away from the town onto the roads, of which one runs to Bethel and the other to Gibeah. As before, they started out by striking some of the troops dead in the open field, about 30 of the Israelites.
Judges 20:32 Gematria: 4106
ויאמרו בני בנימן נגפים הם לפנינו כבראשנה ובני ישראל אמרו ננוסה ונתקנוהו מןהעיר אלהמסלות
And they said binyamin they (m.) to to mouth like he kind city these from.and~they~will~SAY(V) SON~s BNYMYN STRIKE(V)~ing(p) THEY to~FACE~s~us like~in~the~BEGINNING and~SON~s YISRA'EL they~did~SAY(V) we~will~FLEE(V) and~we~will~DRAW(V)~him FROM the~CITY TOWARD the~HIGHWAY~sThe Benjaminites thought, “They are being routed before us as previously.” But the Israelites had planned: “We will take to flight and draw them away from the town to the roads.”
Judges 20:33 Gematria: 3809
וכל איש ישראל קמו ממקומו ויערכו בבעל תמר וארב ישראל מגיח ממקמו ממערה גבע
All man he from master ambush he from from from the window camel,and~ALL MAN YISRA'EL they~did~RAISE(V) from~PLACE~him and~they~will~ARRANGE(V) in~MASTER TAMAR and~AMBUSH(V)~ing YISRA'EL BURST(V)~ing from~PLACE~him from~MEADOW PIT.+.TIMEAnd while everyone else on Israel’s side had moved away from their positions and had drawn up in battle order at Baal-tamar, the Israelite ambush was rushing out from its position at Maareh-geba.eMaareh-geba Emendation yields “west of Gibeah.”
Judges 20:34 Gematria: 3926
ויבאו מנגד לגבעה עשרת אלפים איש בחור מכלישראל והמלחמה כבדה והם לא ידעו כינגעת עליהם הרעהפ
And tell to thousands man from to and the war and they (m.) if above.and~they~will~COME(V) from~BEFORE to~the~PIT.+.TIME TEN THOUSAND MAN CHOOSE(V)~ed from~ALL YISRA'EL and~the~WAR she~did~HEAVY(V) and~THEY NOT they~did~KNOW(V) GIVEN.THAT TOUCH(V)~ing(fs) UPON~them the~BADThus 10,000 of the best troops from all Israel came to a point south offsouth of So many Heb. mss. and Targum; most mss. and the editions read “opposite.” Gibeah, and the battle was furious. Before they realized that disaster was approaching,
Judges 20:35 Gematria: 5120
ויגף יהוהאתבנימן לפני ישראל וישחיתו בני ישראל בבנימן ביום ההוא עשרים וחמשה אלף ומאה איש כלאלה שלףחרב
The proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton binyamin to face of he he in binyamin in day that (m.) tithe and thousand and hundred man like.and~he~will~STRIKE(V) YHWH AT BNYMYN to~FACE~s YISRA'EL and~they~will~CORRUPT(V) SON~s YISRA'EL in~BNYMYN in~the~DAY the~HE TWENTY and~FIVE THOUSAND and~HUNDRED MAN ALL THESE PULL(V)~ing SWORDGOD routed the Benjaminites before Israel. That day the Israelites slew 25,100 of the Benjaminites, all of them fighters.
Judges 20:36 Gematria: 3555
ויראו בניבנימן כי נגפו ויתנו אישישראל מקום לבנימן כי בטחו אלהארב אשרשמו אלהגבעה
And he saw given that and man he place to binyamin given that these ambush.and~they~will~SEE(V) SON~s BNYMYN GIVEN.THAT they~did~STRIKE(V) and~they~will~GIVE(V) MAN YISRA'EL PLACE to~BNYMYN GIVEN.THAT they~did~CLING(V) TOWARD the~AMBUSH(V)~ing WHICH they~did~PLACE(V) TOWARD the~PIT.+.TIMEThen the Benjaminites realized that they were routed.gThen the Benjaminites realized that they were routed This sentence is continued by v. 45. Now the rest of Israel’s side had yielded ground to the Benjaminites, for they relied on the ambush that they had laid against Gibeah.
Judges 20:37 Gematria: 2756
והארב החישו ויפשטו אלהגבעה וימשך הארב ויך אתכלהעיר לפיחרב
And the ambush ambush like i to waste.and~the~AMBUSH(V)~ing they~did~HASTE(V) and~they~will~SPREAD(V) TOWARD the~PIT.+.TIME and~he~will~DRAW(V) the~AMBUSH(V)~ing and~he~will~CRUSH(V) AT ALL the~CITY to~MOUTH SWORDOne ambush quickly deployed against Gibeah, and the other ambush advanced and put the whole town to the sword.
Judges 20:38 Gematria: 3680
והמועד היה לאיש ישראל עםהארב הרב להעלותם משאת העשן מןהעיר
And the i existed man he people ambush the to the i from that i the kind city.and~the~APPOINTMENT EXIST(V) to~MAN YISRA'EL WITH the~AMBUSH(V)~ing INCREASE(V) to~GO.UP(V)~them BURDEN the~SMOKE FROM the~CITYA time had been agreed upon by the rest of Israel’s side with those in ambush: When a huge column of smoke was sent up from the town,
Judges 20:39 Gematria: 5255
ויהפך אישישראל במלחמה ובנימן החל להכות חללים באישישראל כשלשים איש כי אמרו אך נגוף נגף הוא לפנינו כמלחמה הראשנה
Man he war and binyamin pierce in like that to window man given that surely he to to mouth war the.and~he~will~OVERTURN(V) MAN YISRA'EL in~the~WAR and~BNYMYN PIERCE(V) to~CRUSH(V) PIERCED in~MAN YISRA'EL like~THIRTY MAN GIVEN.THAT they~did~SAY(V) SURELY STRIKE(V) STRIKE(V)~ing HE to~FACE~s~us like~the~WAR the~BEGINNINGthe rest of Israel’s side was to turn about in battle. Benjamin had begun by striking dead about 30 men on Israel’s side, and they thought, “They are being routed before us as in the previous fighting.”
Judges 20:40 Gematria: 3720
והמשאת החלה לעלות מןהעיר עמוד עשן ויפן בנימן אחריו והנה עלה כלילהעיר השמימה
And the from that i the to i kind city binyamin after and look rise all of city the that who what.and~the~BURDEN she~did~PIERCE(V) to~GO.UP(V) FROM the~CITY PILLAR SMOKE and~he~will~TURN(V) BNYMYN AFTER~him and~BEHOLD GO.UP(V) COMPLETE the~CITY the~SKY~s2But when the column, the pillar of smoke, began to rise from the city, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and there was the whole town going up in smoke to the sky!
Judges 20:41 Gematria: 2269
ואיש ישראל הפך ויבהל איש בנימן כי ראה כינגעה עליו הרעה
Man he overturn man binyamin given that see above feed.and~MAN YISRA'EL OVERTURN(V) and~he~will~STIR(V) MAN BNYMYN GIVEN.THAT SEE(V) GIVEN.THAT she~did~TOUCH(V) UPON~him the~BADAnd now Israel’s side turned about, and Benjamin’s side was thrown into panic, for they realized that disaster had overtaken them.
Judges 20:42 Gematria: 4873
ויפנו לפני איש ישראל אלדרך המדבר והמלחמה הדביקתהו ואשר מהערים משחיתים אותו בתוכו
And he faced to face of man he these road the speak and the war and i from the from fence, wall, enclosure hand, arm, deed mark, sign, crosss.and~they~will~TURN(V) to~FACE~s MAN YISRA'EL TOWARD ROAD the~WILDERNESS and~the~WAR she~did~ADHERE(V)~him and~WHICH from~the~CITY~s CORRUPT(V)~ing(p) AT~him in~IN.THE.MIDST.OF~himThey retreated before Israel’s force along the road to the wilderness, where the fighting caught up with them; meanwhile those from the townshfrom the towns Meaning of Heb. uncertain; emendation yields “in the town” (i.e., Gibeah). were massacring them in it.
Judges 20:43 Gematria: 3020
כתרו אתבנימן הרדיפהו מנוחה הדריכהו עד נכח הגבעה ממזרחשמש
Like binyamin witness.they~did~much~SURROUND(V) AT BNYMYN they~did~PURSUE(V)~him REST they~did~TREAD(V)~him UNTIL BEFORE the~PIT.+.TIME from~EAST SERVEiMeaning of verse uncertain. They encircled the Benjaminites, pursued them, and trod them down [from] Menuhah to a point opposite Gibeah on the east.
Judges 20:44 Gematria: 2607
ויפלו מבנימן שמנהעשר אלף איש אתכלאלה אנשיחיל
From binyamin that behold ten thousand man like.and~they~will~FALL(V) from~BNYMYN EIGHT TEN THOUSAND MAN AT ALL THESE MAN~s PAINThat day 18,000 of the Benjaminites fell, all of them brave men.
Judges 20:45 Gematria: 4151
ויפנו וינסו המדברה אלסלע הרמון ויעללהו במסלות חמשת אלפים איש וידביקו אחריו עדגדעם ויכו ממנו אלפים איש
And he faced the the and they went up in thousands man and they spoke after witness camel, people from him/it thousands man.and~they~will~TURN(V) and~they~will~FLEE(V) the~WILDERNESS TOWARD CLIFF the~THROW and~they~will~WORK(V)~him in~the~HIGHWAY~s FIVE THOUSAND MAN and~they~will~ADHERE(V) AFTER~him UNTIL ? and~they~will~CRUSH(V) FROM~us THOUSAND MANThey turned and fled to the wilderness, to the Rock of Rimmon; but [the Israelites] picked off another 5,000 on the roads and, continuing in hot pursuit of them up to Gidom, they slew 2,000 more.
Judges 20:46 Gematria: 3480
ויהי כלהנפלים מבנימן עשרים וחמשה אלף איש שלף חרב ביום ההוא אתכלאלה אנשיחיל
And existed like fall from binyamin tithe and thousand man waste in day that (m.) like.and~he~will~EXIST(V) ALL the~FALL(V)~ing(p) from~BNYMYN TWENTY and~FIVE THOUSAND MAN PULL(V)~ing SWORD in~the~DAY the~HE AT ALL THESE MAN~s PAINThus the Benjaminite fighters who fell that day numbered 25,000, all of them brave men.
Judges 20:47 Gematria: 3812
ויפנו וינסו המדברה אלסלע הרמון שש מאות איש וישבו בסלע רמון ארבעה חדשים
And he faced the the linen man and he swore in four.and~they~will~TURN(V) and~they~will~FLEE(V) the~WILDERNESS TOWARD CLIFF the~THROW SIX HUNDRED MAN and~they~will~SIT(V) in~CLIFF THROW FOUR NEW.MOON~sBut 600 others turned and fled to the wilderness, to the Rock of Rimmon; they remained at the Rock of Rimmon four months.
Judges 20:48 Gematria: 4796
ואיש ישראל שבו אלבני בנימן ויכום לפיחרב מעיר מתם עדבהמה עד כלהנמצא גם כלהערים הנמצאות שלחו באשפ
Man he that binyamin to waste city from witness beast witness like also like the.and~MAN YISRA'EL they~did~TURN.BACK(V) TOWARD SON~s BNYMYN and~they~will~CRUSH(V)~them to~MOUTH SWORD from~CITY MATURE UNTIL BEAST UNTIL ALL the~FIND(V)~ing ALSO ALL the~CITY~s the~FIND(V)~ing(fp) they~did~much~SEND(V) in~the~FIREThose on Israel’s side, meanwhile, turned back to the rest of the Benjaminites and put them to the sword—towns, people, cattle—everything that remained. Finally, they set fire to all the towns that were left.