Judges
Judges 20:45
45Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Benjamites turned | וַיִּפְנ֞וּ | way·yip̄·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6437 turn |
| and fled | וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ | way·yā·nu·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| toward the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ | ham·miḏ·bā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4057 mouth |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the rock | סֶ֣לַע | se·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5553 crag, cliff |
| of Rimmon | הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן | hā·rim·mō·wn | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7417 Rimmon |
| and Israel cut down | וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ | way·‘ō·lə·lu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5953 act severely |
| 5,000 | חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת | ḥă·mê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H2568 five |
| men | אִ֑ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| on the roads | בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת | bam·sil·lō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4546 highway |
| And they overtook them | וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ | way·yaḏ·bî·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| at | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Gidom | גִּדְעֹ֔ם | giḏ·‘ōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1440 Gidom |
| and struck down | וַיַּכּ֥וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| 2,000 more | אַלְפַּ֥יִם | ’al·pa·yim | Number - md | H505 thousand |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.