Judges 20:48

“And the men of Israel turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, from the entire city to the livestock, to all that was found; also all the cities that were found they gave over to fire.”

Judges 20:48 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:48, word by word

And 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
turned backשָׁבוּshavu

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shavu” appears
the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” 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
and struck themיַּכּוּyaku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

Where else “yaku” appears
with the edgeפִיfi

edge

Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.

Where else “fi” appears
of the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
from the entireמְתֹםmetom

whole

Complete, whole, with nothing missing.

Where else “metom” appears
cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
the livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

Where else “behema” appears
that was foundנִּמְצָאnimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “nimtsa” appears
they gave overשִׁלְּחוּshilchu

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shilchu” appears
to fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears

Translation note

“Entire” translates a word that, with other vowels, reads “men” (“from the men of the city”).

The context

47But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the crag of Rimmon, and they stayed at the crag of Rimmon four months.

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