Judges 20:15

“And the sons of Benjamin were counted on that day from the cities: twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted: seven hundred chosen men.”

Judges 20:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:15, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

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 “vinyamin” appears
were countedיִּתְפָּקְדוּyitpakdu

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “yitpakdu” appears
dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
the citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “arim” appears
twenty-sixעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
twenty-sixשִׁשָּׁהshisha

six

Six; also "sixth".

Where else “shisha” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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menאִישׁish

man

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

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who drewשֹׁלֵףsholef

draw out

Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.

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the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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besidesבַדvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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the inhabitantsיֹּשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva

Gibeah

Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."

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sevenשְׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

Where else “meot” appears
chosenבָּחוּרbachur

choice

The men picked out of a group, such as the strongest for war.

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The context

14And the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out to war with the sons of Israel.

15 · This verse (above)

16Of all this people there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed; every one of these could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

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