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Judges 20:31

The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.

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ASV

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

KJV

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH3318 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121 →
בִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144 →
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meetH7122 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הָנְתְּק֖וּha.ne.te.Kuthey were drawn awayH5423 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּvai.ya.Che.luand they beganH2490 →
לְהַכּוֹת֩le.ha.kOtto strike downH5221 →
מֵהָעָ֨םme.ha.'Amsome of the peopleH5971 →
חֲלָלִ֜יםcha.la.Limfatally woundedH2491 →
כְּפַ֣עַם׀ke.Fa.'amas timeH6471 →
בְּפַ֗עַםbe.Fa.'amon timeH6471 →
בַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙bam.si.lOtin the highwaysH4546 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אַחַ֜ת'a.ChatoneH259 →
עֹלָ֣ה'o.Lah[is] going upH5927 →
בֵֽית־veit-Beth-H1008 →
אֵ֗ל'El-elH1008 →
וְאַחַ֤תve.'a.Chatand oneH259 →
גִּבְעָ֙תָה֙giv.'A.tahGibeah towardsH1390 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH7704 →
כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.Shimabout thirtyH7970 →
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478 →

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Joshua 8:16Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.Joshua 8:14–16When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.Judges 19:13–14He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

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