Judges 20:28

“and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days— saying, “Shall I again go out once more to war with the sons of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” And YHWH said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give him into your hand.””

Judges 20:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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and Phinehasפִינְחָסfinchas

Phinehas

Phinehas, the name of two priests: the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7) and one of the two sons of Eli (1 Samuel 1:3); also the father of a priest after the exile (Ezra 8:33).

Where else “finchas” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

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of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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was standingעֹמֵדomed

stand before

"Stand before" someone: to serve them.

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before itפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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days—יָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Shall I againאוֹסִףosif

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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go outצֵאתtset

set out

To set out somewhere, or go out to war.

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to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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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".

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my brotherאָחִachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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shall I ceaseאֶחְדָּלechdal

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

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And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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.

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“Go upעֲלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

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I will give himאֶתְּנֶetne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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into your handיָדֶyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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The context

27And the sons of Israel inquired of YHWH —and there was the ark of the covenant of Elohim in those days,

28 · This verse (above)

29So Israel set men in ambush against Gibeah all around.

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