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Then all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah.
h'de['ht05712 leh'QiT;wt06950 lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B -l'K .Wa.ceY;wt03318 ? #,r,a.wt0776 [;b,v rea.Bt0884 -d;[.w !'Dim.l d'x,at0259 vyia.Kt0376 ? h'P.ciM;ht04709 h'wh.yt03068 -l,a d'[.liG;ht01568
2
The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 * * foot soldiers who drew the sword.
lea'r.fIyt03478 yej.bivt07626 l{K ~'['ht05971 -l'K tw{NiP .Wb.C;y.tiY;wt03320 ? vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 tw{aem [;B.r;at0702 ~yih{l/a'ht0430 ]m;[ l;h.qiBt06951 ? b,r'xt02719 @el{vt08025 yil.g;rt07273
3
(Now the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the sons of Israel said, "Tell us, how did this wickedness take place?"
lea'r.fIyt03478 -yen.b .Wl'[ -yiK !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B .W[.m.viY;wt08085 ? h'kyea .Wr.B;Dt01696 lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 h'P.ciM;h<04709)> ? ta{Z;h h'['r'ht07451 h't.y.hin
4
So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came with my concubine to spend the night at Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.
h'x'c.riN;ht07523 h'Via'ht0802 vyiat0376 yiweL;ht03881 vyia'ht0376 !;[;Y;w ? yin]a yita'B !im'y.nib.lt01144 r,v]a h't'[.biG;ht01390 r;ma{Y;wt0559 ? !.Wl'lt06030 yiv.g;lyip.W
5
"But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.
y;l'[ .WB{s'Y;w h'[.biG;ht01390 yel][;Bt01167 y;l'[ .WmUq'Y;w ? yiv.g;lyiP -t,a.w g{r]h;lt02026 .WMiD yitw{a h'l.y'lt03915 tIy;B;ht01004 -t,a ? t{m'T;wt04191 .WNi[
6
"And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout the land of Israel's inheritance; for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
hed.ft07704 -l'k.B 'h,x.L;v]a'wt07971 'h,x.T;n]a'wt05408 yiv.g;lyip.B zex{a'wt0270 ? lea'r.fIy.Bt03478 h'l'b.n.Wt05039 h'Mizt02154 .Wf'[ yiK lea'r.fIyt03478 t;l]x;nt05159
7
"Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here."
r'b'Dt01697 ~,k'l .Wb'ht01121 lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B ~,k.LUk heNih ? ~{l]ht01988 h'ce[.wt06098
8
Then all the people arose as one man, saying, "Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house.
.$elen a{l r{maelt0559 d'x,at0259 vyia.Kt0376 ~'['ht05971 -l'K ~'q'Y;w ? w{tyeb.lt01004 vyiat0376 r.Ws'nt05493 a{l.w w{l\h'a.lt0168 vyiat0376
9
"But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot.
'hy,l'[ h'[.biG;lt01390 h,f][;n r,v]a r'b'D;ht01697 h,z h'T;[.w ? l'rw{g.Bt01486
10
"And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1,000, and 1,000 out of 10,000 * to supply food for the people, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel."
yej.bivt07626 l{k.l h'aeM;lt03967 ~yiv'n]at0582 h'r'f][t06235 .Wn.x;q'l.w ? t;x;q'l h'b'b.r'lt07233 @,l,a.wt0505 @,l,a'lt0505 h'aem.Wt03967 lea'r.fIyt03478 ? !im'y.niBt01144 [;b,g.lt01387 ~'aw{b.lt0935 tw{f][;l ~'['lt05971 h'dect06720 ? lea'r.fIy.Bt03478 h'f'[t06213 r,v]a h'l'b.N;ht05039 -l'k.K
11
Thus all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.
vyia.Kt0376 ryi['ht05892 -l,a lea'r.fIyt03478 vyiat0376 -l'K @es'aeY;wt0622 ? ~yireb]xt02270 d'x,at0259
12
Then the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that has taken place among you?
yej.bivt07626 -l'k.B ~yiv'n]at0582 lea'r.fIyt03478 yej.bivt07626 .Wx.l.viY;wt07971 ? h't.y.hin r,v]a ta{Z;h h'['r'ht07451 h'm r{maelt0559 !im'y.nib ? ~,k'B
13
"Now then, deliver up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and remove this wickedness from Israel." But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
l;[;Yil.bt01100 -yen.B ~yiv'n]a'h -t,a .Wn.T h'T;[.w ? lea'r.fiYimt03478 h'['rt07451 h'r][;b.n.Wt01197 ~etyim.n.W h'[.biG;Bt01390 r,v]a ? ~,hyex]at0251 lw{q.Bt06963 ;[{m.vilt08085 !im'y.niBt01144 zz .Wb'at01121 a{l.w ? lea'r.fIyt03478 -yen.B
14
The sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.
h't'[.biG;ht01390 ~yir'[,ht05892 -nim !im'y.nibt01144 -yen.b .Wp.s'aeY;w ? lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B -mi[ h'm'x.liM;lt04421 taec'l
15
From the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were numbered, 26,000 * men who draw the sword, besides * the inhabitants of Gibeah who were numbered, 700 * choice men.
~yir'[,hemt06242 a.Wh;h ~w{Y;Bt03117 !im'y.nibt01144 yen.b .Wd.q'P.tiY;wt06485 ? d;b.l b,r'xt02719 @el{vt08025 vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 h'Viv.wt08337 ~yir.f,[ ? vyiat0376 tw{aem [;b.vt07651 .Wd.q'P.tiht06485 h'[.biG;ht01390 yeb.v{Yimt03427 ? r.Wx'Bt0977
16
Out of all these people 700 * choice men were left-handed * *; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
reJiat0334 r.Wx'Bt0977 vyiat0376 tw{aem [;b.vt07651 h,Z;h ~'['ht05971 l{Kim ? h'r][;F;h -l,a !,b,a'Bt068 ;[el{qt07049 h,z -l'K w{nyim.y -d;yt03027 ? aij]x;yt02398 a{l.w
17
Then the men of Israel besides * Benjamin were numbered, 400,000 * * men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.
[;B.r;at0702 !im'y.niBimt01144 d;b.l .Wd.q'P.tiht06485 lea'r.fIyt03478 vyia.wt0376 ? vyiat0376 h,z -l'K b,r'xt02719 @el{vt08025 vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 tw{aem ? h'm'x.limt04421
18
Now the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God and said, "Who shall go up first for us to battle against the sons of Benjamin?" Then the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."
~yih{laebt0430 .Wl]a.viY;wt07592 lea -tyebt01004 .Wl][;Y;w .WmUq'Y;w ? h'Lix.T;bt08462 .Wn'L -h,l][;y yimt04310 lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? h'wh.yt03068 r,ma{Y;wt0559 !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B -mi[ h'm'x.liM;lt04421 ? h'Lix.T;bt08462 h'd.Wh.yt03063
19
So the sons of Israel arose in the morning and camped against Gibeah.
h'[.biG;ht01390 -l;[ .Wn]x;Y;w r,q{B;Bt01242 lea'r.fIyt03478 -yen.b .Wm.Wq'Y;w
20
The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel arrayed for battle against them at Gibeah.
-mi[t01144 h'm'x.liM;l lea'r.fIyt04421 vyiat03478 aeceY;wt0376 ? h'[.biG;h -l,at01390 h'm'x.lim lea'r.fIyt04421 -vyiat03478 ~'Tiat0376 .Wk.r;[;Y;w !im'y.niB
21
Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22,000 * * men of Israel.
.Wtyix.v;Y;w h'[.biG;ht01390 -nim !im'y.nibt01144 -yen.b .Wa.ceY;wt03318 ? @,l,at0505 ~yir.f,[.wt06242 ~Iy;n.vt08147 a.Wh;h ~w{Y;Bt03117 lea'r.fIy.bt03478 ? h'c.r'a vyiat0376
22
But the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and arrayed for battle again in the place where * they had arrayed themselves the first day.
.${r][;lt06186 .Wpis{Y;w lea'r.fIyt03478 vyiat0376 ~'['ht05971 qeZ;x.tiY;wt02388 ? !w{vair'ht07223 ~w{Y;Bt03117 ~'v .Wk.r'[ -r,v]a ~w{q'M;Bt04725 h'm'x.limt04421
23
The sons of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin?" And the LORD said, "Go up against him."
h'wh.y -yen.pil .WK.biY;w lea'r.fIy -yen.b .Wl][;Y;w ? @yisw{a;h r{mael h'why;b .Wl]a.viY;w b,r,['h -d;[ ? r,ma{Y;w yix'a !im'y.nib yen.B -mi[ h'm'x.liM;l t,v,g'l ? wy'lea .Wl][ h'wh.y
24
Then the sons of Israel came against the sons of Benjamin the second day.
!im'y.nibt01144 yen.B -l,a lea'r.fIyt03478 -yen.b .Wb.r.qiY;wt01121 ? yineV;ht08145 ~w{Y;Bt03117
25
Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah the second day and felled to the ground again 18,000 * * men of the sons of Israel; all these drew the sword.
~w{Y;Bt03117 h'[.biG;ht01390 -nim ~'ta'r.qilt07125 !im'y.nibt01144 aeceY;wt03318 ? t;n{m.vt08083 dw{[ lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.bib .Wtyix.v;Y;w yineV;ht08145 ? b,r'xt02719 yep.l{v h,Lea -l'K h'c.r'a vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 r'f'[
26
Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept; thus they remained there before the LORD and fasted that day until evening. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
.Wa{b'Y;wt0935 ~'['ht05971 -l'k.w lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B -l'k .Wl][;Y;w ? h'wh.yt03068 yen.pilt06440 ~'v .Wb.veY;wt01121 .WK.biY;w lea -tyebt01004 ? .Wl][;Y;w b,r'['ht06153 -d;[ a.Wh;h -mw{Y;b .Wm.Wc'Y;w ? h'wh.y yen.pilt06440 ~yim'l.v.W tw{l{[
27
The sons of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
!w{r]at0727 ~'v.w h'why;B(fort03068(for lea'r.fIy -yen.b .Wl]a.viY;wt07592 ? ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ~yih{l/a'h tyir.Bt01285
28
and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, Aaron's son, stood before it to minister in those days ), saying, "Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand."
wy'n'p.lt06440 dem{[t05975 !{r]h;at0175 -n,B r'z'[.l,at0499 -n,B s'x.nyip.Wt06372 ? h'm'x.liM;lt04421 taec'lt03318 dw{[ @isw{a;h r{maelt0559 ~eh'h ~yim'Y;Bt01144 ? r,ma{Y;wt0559 l'D.x,at0251 -mia yix'a !im'y.nib -yen.B -mi[ ? '$,d'y.bt03027 .WN,n.T,a r'x'mt04279 yiK .Wl][ h'wh.yt03068
29
So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
byib's h'[.biG;ht01390 -l,a ~yib.r{at0693 lea'r.fIyt03478 ~,f'Y;w
30
The sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times.
!im'y.nibt01144 yen.B -l,a lea'r.fIyt03478 -yen.b .Wl][;Y;w ? ~;[;p.Kt06471 h'[.biG;ht01390 -l,a .Wk.r;[;Y;w yivyil.V;ht07992 ~w{Y;Bt03117 ? ~;['p.B
31
The sons of Benjamin went out against the people and were drawn away from the city, and they began to strike and kill some of the people as at other times, on the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
.Wq.T.n'ht05423 ~'['ht05971 ta;r.qilt07125 !im'y.nibt01144 -yen.b .Wa.ceY;wt03318 ? ~yil'l]xt02490 ~'['hemt05971 tw{K;h.l .WLex'Y;w ryi['ht05892 -nim ? lea -tyebt01004 h'l{[ t;x;a r,v]a tw{Lis.m;B ~;[;p.Bt06471 ~;[;p.K ? lea'r.fIy.Bt03478 vyiat0376 ~yiv{l.viKt07970 h,d'F;Bt07704 h't'[.biGt01390 t;x;a.w
32
The sons of Benjamin said, "They are struck down before us, as at the first." But the sons of Israel said, "Let us flee that we may draw them away from the city to the highways."
.Wnyen'p.lt06440 ~eh ~yip'Gin !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? .WhUn.Q;t.n.Wt05423 h's.Wn'nt05127 .Wr.m'at0559 lea'r.fIyt07223 yen.b.W h'n{vair'b.K ? tw{Lis.m;h -l,a ryi['ht05892 -nim
33
Then all the men of Israel arose from their place and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar; and the men of Israel in ambush broke out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba *.
.Wk.r;[;Y;w w{mw{q.Mimt04725 .Wm'qt04725 lea'r.fIyt03478 vyiat0376 l{k.w ? w{m{q.Mim ;xyigem lea'r.fIyt03478 ber{a.wt0693 r'm'T l;[;b.B ? [;b'g -her][;Mimt04629
34
When ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them.
vyiat0376 ~yip'l]a t,r,f][t06235 h'[.biG;lt01390 d,g,Nimt05048 .Wa{b'Y;wt0935 ? ~eh.w h'deb'Kt03513 h'm'x.liM;h.wt04421 lea'r.fIyt03478 -l'Kim r.Wx'Bt0977 ? h'['r'ht07451 ~,hyel][ t;[;g{nt05060 -yiK .W[.d'y a{l
35
And the LORD struck Benjamin before Israel, so that the sons of Israel destroyed 25,100 * * * men of Benjamin that day, all who draw the sword.
lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.pilt06440 !im'y.niBt01144 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 ]p{GiY;w ? a.Wh;h ~w{Y;Bt03117 !im'y.nib.Bt01145 lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.b .Wtyix.v;Y;w ? h,Lea -l'K vyiat0376 h'aem.Wt03967 @,l,at0505 h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yir.f,[ ? b,r'xt02719 @el{vt08025
36
So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. When the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah,
.Wn.TiY;wt05414 .Wp'Gin yiK !im'y.nibt01144 -yen.b .Wa.riY;wt03478 ? .Wx.j'bt0982 yiK !im'y.nib.lt01145 ~w{q'mt04725 lea'r.fIy -vyiat0376 ? h'[.biG;ht01390 -l,a .Wm'f r,v]a ber{a'ht0693 -l,a
37
the men in ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; the men in ambush also deployed and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
.${v.miY;wt04900 h'[.biG;ht01390 -l,a .Wj.v.piY;wt06584 .Wvyixeh ber{a'h.wt0693 ? b,r'xt02719 -yip.l ryi['ht05892 -l'K -t,a .$;Y;w ber{a'ht0693
38
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that they would make a great cloud of smoke rise from the city.
ber{a'ht0693 -mi[ lea'r.fIyt03478 vyia.lt0376 h'y'h de[w{M;h.wt04150 ? ryi['ht05892 -nim !'v'[,h t;a.f;m ~'tw{l][;h.l b,r,h
39
Then the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill * about thirty men of Israel, for they said, "Surely * they are defeated before us, as in the first battle."
!im'y.nib.Wt01144 h'm'x.liM;Bt04421 lea'r.fIyt03478 -vyiat0376 .${p]h;Y;wt02015 ? ~yiv{l.viKt07970 lea'r.fIyt03478 -vyia.Bt0376 ~yil'l]xt02490 tw{K;h.l lexeh ? .Wnyen'p.lt06440 a.Wh @'Gint05062 @w{Gin .$;a .Wr.m'at0559 yiK vyiat0376 ? h'n{vair'h h'm'x.liM;Kt04421
40
But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, Benjamin looked behind them; and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke to heaven.
d.WM;[t05982 ryi['ht05892 -nim tw{l][;l h'Lexeh tea.f;M;h.wt04864 ? ryi['ht05892 -lyil.kt03632 h'l'[ heNih.w wy'r]x;at0310 !im'y.niBt01145 !,piY;w !'v'[ ? h'm.y'm'V;h
41
Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were terrified; for they saw that disaster was close to them.
!im'y.niBt01144 vyiat0376 leh'BiY;wt0926 .$;p'ht02015 lea'r.fIyt03478 vyia.wt0376 ? h'['r'ht07451 wy'l'[ h'[.g'nt05060 -yiK h'a'rt07200 yiK
42
Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.
r'B.diM;ht04057 .$,r,Dt01870 -l,a lea'r.fIyt03478 vyiat0376 yen.pilt06440 .Wn.piY;wt06437 ? ~yityix.v;m ~yir'[,hem r,v]a;w .Wh.t'qyiB.dih h'm'x.liM;h.wt04421 ? w{kw{t.B w{tw{a
43
They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah toward the east *.
.WhUkyir.dih h'x.Wn.mt04496 .WhUpyid.rih !im'y.niB -t,a .Wr.TiKt03803 ? v,m'vt08121 -x;r.ziMimt04217 h'[.biG;ht01390 x;k{nt05227 d;[
44
Thus 18,000 * * men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors.
vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 r'f'[t06240 -h'n{m.vt08083 !im'y.niBimt01144 .Wl.PiY;w ? lIy'xt02428 -yev.n;at0582 h,Lea -l'K -t,a
45
The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, but they caught 5,000 * of them on the highways and overtook them at Gidom and killed 2,000 of them.
!w{Mir'ht07417 [;l,st05553 -l,a h'r'B.diM;ht04057 .WsUn'Y;wt05127 .Wn.piY;wt06437 ? .WqyiB.d;Y;w vyiat0376 ~yip'l]a t,vem]xt02568 tw{Lis.m;B .WhUl.l{[.y;wt05953 ? ~Iy;P.l;a .WN,Mim .WK;Y;w ~{[.diGt01440 -d;[ wy'r]x;at0310 ? vyiat0376
46
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 * * men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors.
h'Vim]x;wt02568 ~yir.f,[t06242 !im'y.niBimt01144 ~yil.p{N;ht05307 -l'k yih.y;w ? h,Lea -l'K -t,a a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B b,r,xt02719 @el{vt08025 vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 ? lIy'xt02428 -yev.n;at0582
47
But 600 * men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon four months.
!w{Mir'ht07417 [;l,st05553 -l,a h'r'B.diM;ht04057 .WsUn'Y;wt05127 .Wn.piY;wt06437 ? h'['B.r;at0702 !w{Mirt07417 [;l,s.Bt05553 .Wb.veY;wt03427 vyiat0376 tw{aem vevt08337 ? ~yiv'd\xt02320
48
The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found.
~.WK;Y;w !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B -l,a .Wb'vt01121 lea'r.fIyt03478 vyia.wt0376 ? a'c.miN;ht04672 -l'K d;[t05704 h'meh.Bt0929 -d;[ ~{t.mt04974 ryi[emt05892 b,r,xt02719 -yip.l ? vea'bt0784 .Wx.Livt07971 tw{a'c.miN;ht04672 ~yir'[,h -l'K ~;G