And allוְכֹלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלrose upקָמוּfrom their placeמִמְּקוֹמוֹand drew upוַיַּעַרְכוּat Baal-tamar,בְּבַעַל תָּמָרand the ambushוְאֹרֵבof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלburst outמֵגִיחַfrom its place,מִמְּקֹמוֹfrom the clearingמִמַּעֲרֵהof Geba.גָבַע
Judges 20:33
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:33, word by word
- the 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- rose upקָמוּkamu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kamu” appears- from their placeמְּקוֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- and drew upיַּעַרְכוּyaarchu
draw up
To set soldiers in lines, ready for battle.
Where else “yaarchu” appears- at Baal-tamarבַעַלvaal
Baal-tamar
Baal-tamar, a place near Gibeah where Israel drew up for battle. The name means "lord of the palm tree."
Where else “vaal” appears- and the ambushאֹרֵבorev
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orev” appears- burst outמֵגִיחַmegiach
burst out
Burst out, break forth suddenly, like water that bursts out.
Where else “megiach” appears- from the clearingמַּעֲרֵהmaare
open place
Open ground, without trees. The word appears only here and its sense is not certain.
Where else “maare” appears- of Gebaגָבַעgava
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “gava” appears
Translation note
“From the clearing of Geba” translates a word of uncertain sense; it may be a treeless area next to the city.
The context
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.”
33 · This verse (above)
34And there came opposite Gibeah ten thousand chosen men from all Israel, and the war was heavy; but they did not know that the evil was reaching them.