Judges 20:36

“So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck down. The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.”

Judges 20:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:36, word by word

So 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
sawיִּרְאוּyiru

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

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they were struck downנִגָּפוּnigafu

be defeated

To lose a battle and flee before the enemy.

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The menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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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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had givenיִּתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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groundמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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they trustedבָטְחוּvatchu

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

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the ambushאֹרֵבorev

lie in wait

Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.

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they had setשָׂמוּsamu

put

To put something somewhere.

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Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva

Gibeah

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

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The context

35And YHWH struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel brought down in Benjamin on that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men; all these were men who drew the sword.

36 · This verse (above)

37And the ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; and the ambush marched and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.

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