and Phinehasוּפִינְחָסsonבֶּןof Eleazar,אֶלְעָזָרsonבֶּןof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןwas standingעֹמֵדbefore itלְפָנָיוin thoseבַּ הָהֵםdays—יָּמִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I againהַאוֹסִףgo outלָצֵאתonce moreעוֹדto warלַמִּלְחָמָהwithעִםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןmy brother,אָחִיorאִםshall I cease?”אֶחְדָּלAnd YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Go up,עֲלוּforכִּיtomorrowמָחָרI will give himאֶתְּנֶנּוּinto your hand.”בְיָדֶךָ
Judges 20:28
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:28, word by word
- 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.
Where else “ben” appears- of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- was standingעֹמֵדomed
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “omed” appears- before itפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- days—יָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Shall I againאוֹסִףosif
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “osif” appears- go outצֵאתtset
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “tset” appears- to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” 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- my brotherאָחִachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- shall I ceaseאֶחְדָּלechdal
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “echdal” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- “Go upעֲלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- I will give himאֶתְּנֶetne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “etne” appears- into your handיָדֶyade
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appears
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.