Judges 20:25

“And Benjamin went out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day and brought down among the sons of Israel another eighteen thousand men to the ground; all these were men who drew the sword.”

Judges 20:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:25, word by word

And 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".

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went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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to meet themקְרָאתָkerata

go against

To go out to meet an army in order to fight.

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Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva

Gibeah

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

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on the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

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and brought downיַּשְׁחִיתוּyashchitu

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

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among the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons 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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eighteenשְׁמֹנַתshemonat

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

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eighteenעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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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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to the groundאָרְצָartsa

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

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were men who drewשֹׁלְפֵיsholfe

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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The context

24So the sons of Israel came near to the sons of Benjamin on the second day.

25 · This verse (above)

26Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept, and they sat there before YHWH and fasted on that day until evening, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before YHWH.

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