Judges 20:40
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.
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ASV
But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
KJV
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת | ve.ha.mas.'Et | and the rising | H4864 → |
| הֵחֵ֛לָּה | he.Che.lah | it began | H2490 → |
| לַעֲל֥וֹת | la.'a.Lot | to go up | H5927 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הָעִ֖יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| עַמּ֣וּד | 'a.Mud | a pillar of | H5982 → |
| עָשָׁ֑ן | 'a.Shan | smoke | H6227 → |
| וַיִּ֤פֶן | vai.Yi.fen | and it turned | H6437 → |
| בִּנְיָמִן֙ | bin.ya.Min | Benjamin | H1144 → |
| אַחֲרָ֔יו | 'a.cha.Rav | behind it | H310 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֛ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| עָלָ֥ה | 'a.Lah | it went up | H5927 → |
| כְלִיל־ | khe.lil- | [the] entirety of | H3632 → |
| הָעִ֖יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ | ha.sha.Ma.ye.mah | the heavens towards | H8064 → |
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