Study it in the app“So they turned before the men of Israel toward the way of the wilderness, but the war overtook them, and those who came from the cities were destroying them in their midst.”
So they turnedוַיִּפְנוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלtowardאֶלthe wayדֶּרֶךְof the wilderness,הַמִּדְבָּרbut the warוְהַמִּלְחָמָהovertook them,הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרcame from the citiesמֵהֶעָרִיםwere destroyingמַשְׁחִיתִיםthemאוֹתוֹin their midst.בְּתוֹכוֹ
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifnu” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” 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” appearsroad
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsovertake
To pursue someone closely, right behind, until catching up.
Where else “hidbikat” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appearsdestroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “mashchitim” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears41And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were terrified, for they saw that the evil had reached them.
42 · This verse (above)
43They surrounded Benjamin, pursued him, trod him down without rest as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.
