Study it in the app“And 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.””
And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןsaid,יֹּאמְרוּ“Theyהֵםare struck downנִגָּפִיםbefore usלְפָנֵינוּasכְּat the first.”בָרִאשֹׁנָהBut the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaid,אָמְרוּ“Let us fleeנָנוּסָהand draw them awayוּנְתַקְּנֻהוּfromמִןthe cityהָעִירtoאֶלthe highways.”הַמְסִלּוֹת
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsBenjamin
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsbe defeated
To lose a battle and flee before the enemy.
Where else “nigafim” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appearsformer
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishona” appearsIsrael
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” appearsflee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nanusa” appearstear off, break
Tear off, break by pulling.
Where else “netaknu” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearshighway
Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.
Where else “mesilot” appears31And 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.
32 · This verse (above)
33And all the men of Israel rose up from their place and drew up at Baal-tamar, and the ambush of Israel burst out from its place, from the clearing of Geba.
