Judges 20:30

“And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and drew up against Gibeah as at other times.”

Judges 20:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:30, word by word

And 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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went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

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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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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on the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

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and drew upיַּעַרְכוּyaarchu

draw up

To set soldiers in lines, ready for battle.

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Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva

Gibeah

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

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at other timesפַעַםfaam

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

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The context

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

30 · This verse (above)

31And the sons of Benjamin went out to meet the people; they were drawn away from the city, and they began to strike some of the people, leaving them dead, as at other times, on the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and one to Gibeah in the field: about thirty men of Israel.

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