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They surroundedכִּתְּרוּBenjamin,אֶת בִּנְיָמִןpursued him,הִרְדִיפֻהוּtrod him downהִדְרִיכֻהוּwithout restמְנוּחָהas far asעַדoppositeנֹכַחGibeahהַגִּבְעָהtoward the sunrise.מִמִּזְרַח שָׁמֶשׁ
Judges 20:43
Study it in the app“They surrounded Benjamin, pursued him, trod him down without rest as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:43, word by word
- They surroundedכִּתְּרוּkitru
surround
To surround someone on every side, like a ring that leaves no way out.
Where else “kitru” appears- Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
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 “binyamin” appears- pursued himהִרְדִיפֻhirdifu
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “hirdifu” appears- trod him downהִדְרִיכֻhidrichu
tread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “hidrichu” appears- without restמְנוּחָהmenucha
rest, resting place
Rest, a place of rest.
Where else “menucha” appears- oppositeנֹכַחnochach
opposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appears- Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “giva” appears- toward the sunriseמִּזְרַחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears- toward the sunriseשָׁמֶשׁshamesh
east
The side from which the sun rises each morning; the east.
Where else “shamesh” appears
Translation note
“Without rest” translates a word (“rest”) whose function in the sentence is not clear; it can also be read as a place name.
The context
42So 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.
43 · This verse (above)
44And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.