Verse 34

Judges 20:34

Young's Literal Translation

34 And they come in over against Gibeah -- ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel -- and the battle [is] grievous, and they have not known that the evil is striking against them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹאוּ֩ מִ/נֶּ֨גֶד לַ/גִּבְעָ֜ה עֲשֶׂרֶת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים אִ֤ישׁ בָּחוּר֙ מִ/כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה כָּבֵ֑דָה וְ/הֵם֙ לֹ֣א יָדְע֔וּ כִּֽי נֹגַ֥עַת עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם הָ/רָעָֽה
English Translation
And they came against the hill, ten thousand young men from all Israel, and the battle was heavy, and they did not know that calamity was upon them.
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Chapter 20 Context
1 And all the sons of Israel go out, and the company is assembled as one man, from Dan even unto Beer-... Focus ↗
2 And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, station themselves in the assembly of... Focus ↗
3 And the sons of Benjamin hear that the sons of Israel have gone up to Mizpeh. And the sons of Israel... Focus ↗
4 And the man, the Levite, husband of the woman who hath been murdered, answereth and saith, 'Into Gib... Focus ↗
5 and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah -- and they go round the house against me by night -- m... Focus ↗
6 and I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inhe... Focus ↗
7 lo, ye [are] all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.' Focus ↗
8 And all the people rise as one man, saying, 'None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth tur... Focus ↗
9 and now, this [is] the thing which we do to Gibeah -- against it by lot! Focus ↗
10 and we have taken ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, an... Focus ↗
11 And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man -- companions. Focus ↗
12 And the tribes of Israel send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, 'What [is] this evil whi... Focus ↗
13 And now, give up the men -- sons of worthlessness -- which [are] in Gibeah, and we put them to death... Focus ↗
14 and the sons of Benjamin are gathered out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle with the sons... Focus ↗
15 And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities [are] twenty and six thous... Focus ↗
16 among all this people [are] seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these sling... Focus ↗
17 And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing s... Focus ↗
18 And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God (Elohim), and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth g... Focus ↗
19 And the sons of Israel rise in the morning, and encamp against Gibeah, Focus ↗
20 and the men of Israel go out to battle with Benjamin, and the men of Israel set themselves in array... Focus ↗
21 and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thou... Focus ↗
22 And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the... Focus ↗
23 And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, '... Focus ↗
24 And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day, Focus ↗
25 and Benjamin cometh out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day, and destroy among the sons of Is... Focus ↗
26 And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit the... Focus ↗
27 And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, -- and there [is] the ark of the covenant of God (Elohim) in... Focus ↗
28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is standing before it in those days -- saying, 'Do I add... Focus ↗
29 And Israel setteth liers in wait against Gibeah, round about, Focus ↗
30 and the sons of Israel go up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, and arrange themselves... Focus ↗
31 And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and... Focus ↗
32 And the sons of Benjamin say, 'They are smitten before us as at the beginning;' but the sons of Isra... Focus ↗
33 And all the men of Israel have risen from their place, and arrange themselves at Baal-Tamar, and the... Focus ↗
34 And they come in over against Gibeah -- ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel -- and the battle...
35 And Jehovah smiteth Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroy in Benjamin, on that day,... Focus ↗
36 And the sons of Benjamin see that they have been smitten -- and the men of Israel give place to Benj... Focus ↗
37 and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth... Focus ↗
38 And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush -- their causing to go up a gr... Focus ↗
39 And the men of Israel turn in battle, and Benjamin hath begun to smite the wounded among the men of... Focus ↗
40 and the volume hath begun to go up from the city -- a pillar of smoke -- and Benjamin turneth behind... Focus ↗
41 And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the... Focus ↗
42 and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed... Focus ↗
43 they have compassed the Benjamites -- they have pursued them -- with ease they have trodden them dow... Focus ↗
44 And there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men -- the whole of these [are] men of valour; Focus ↗
45 and they turn and flee toward the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon; and they glean of them in the... Focus ↗
46 And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day -- the... Focus ↗
47 and there turn and flee into the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon six hundred men, and they dwell... Focus ↗
48 And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the... Focus ↗