And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןwent outיֵּצְאוּto meetלִקְרַאתthe people;הָעָםthey were drawn awayהָנְתְּקוּfromמִןthe city,הָעִירand they beganוַיָּחֵלּוּto strikeלְהַכּוֹתsome of the people,מֵהָעָםleaving them dead,חֲלָלִיםasכְּat other times,פַעַם בְּפַעַםon the highways,בַּמְסִלּוֹתof whichאֲשֶׁרoneאַחַתgoes upעֹלָהto Bethelבֵית אֵלand oneוְאַחַתto Gibeahגִּבְעָתָהin the field:בַּשָּׂדֶהaboutכִּthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםmenאִישׁof Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Judges 20:31
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:31, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- went outיֵּצְאוּyetsu
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “yetsu” appears- to meetקְרַאתkerat
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerat” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- they were drawn awayהָנְתְּקוּhantku
tear off, break
Tear off, break by pulling.
Where else “hantku” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and they beganיָּחֵלּוּyachelu
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “yachelu” appears- to strikeהַכּוֹתhakot
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hakot” appears- leaving them deadחֲלָלִיםchalalim
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalalim” appears- at other timesפַעַםfaam
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “faam” appears- on the highwaysמְסִלּוֹתmesilot
highway
Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.
Where else “mesilot” appears- oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- goes upעֹלָהola
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ola” appears- to Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- to Gibeahגִּבְעָתָgivata
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “givata” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
30And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and drew up against Gibeah as at other times.
31 · This verse (above)
32And the sons of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us as at the first.” But the sons of Israel said, “Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways.”