Judges 20:10

“And we will take ten men of a hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to take provisions for the people, so that they may act, when they come to Geba of Benjamin, according to all the infamy that it has done in Israel.””

Judges 20:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:10, word by word

And we will takeלָקַחְנוּlakachnu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakachnu” appears
tenעֲשָׂרָהasara

ten

Ten.

Where else “asara” appears
menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
of a hundredמֵּאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “mea” appears
the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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of a thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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of ten thousandרְבָבָהrevava

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; a countless multitude.

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provisionsצֵדָהtseda

provisions

Food for the journey.

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for the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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so that they may actעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
when they comeבוֹאָvoa

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “voa” appears
to Gebaגֶבַעgeva

Geba

Geba: a town of Benjamin, later a Levite city. The name means "hill."

Where else “geva” appears
of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “binyamin” appears
the infamyנְּבָלָהnevala

outrage, folly

Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.

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Translation note

Here the Hebrew writes “Geba” where the rest of the account says “Gibeah”; both names mean “hill.”

The context

9But now this is the thing that we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot.

10 · This verse (above)

11So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.

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