Judges
Judges 20:36
36Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated.
Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Benjamites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| realized | וַיִּרְא֥וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| they had been defeated | נִגָּ֑פוּ | nig·gā·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5062 strike, smite |
| Now the men | אִֽישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| had retreated | וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | way·yit·tə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| before Benjamin | לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן | lə·ḇin·yā·min | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they were relying | בָֽטְחוּ֙ | ḇā·ṭə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H982 trust |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the ambush | הָ֣אֹרֵ֔ב | hā·’ō·rêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| they had set | שָׂ֖מוּ | śā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gibeah | הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ | hag·giḇ·‘āh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.