Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel went up and wept before YHWH until evening, and they inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I again draw near to war with the sons of Benjamin my brother?” And YHWH said, “Go up against him.””
And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent upיַּעֲלוּand weptוַיִּבְכּוּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהuntilעַדevening,הָעֶרֶבand they inquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּof YHWH,בַיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I againהַאוֹסִיףdraw nearלָגֶשֶׁתto warלַמִּלְחָמָהwithעִםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןmy brother?”אָחִיAnd YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Go upעֲלוּagainst him.”אֵלָיו
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsevening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appearsinquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “yishalu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsdo again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “osif” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “geshet” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsBenjamin
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” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears22But the people, the men of Israel, strengthened themselves and again drew up for war in the place where they had drawn up on the first day.
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24So the sons of Israel came near to the sons of Benjamin on the second day.
