Judges 20:20
Judges · שופטים · Nevi'im · 21 chapters · 618 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (13 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ בֵֽית־אֵל וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ בֵאלֹהִים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי יַעֲלֶה־לָּנוּ בַתְּחִלָּה לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם־בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יְהוּדָה בַתְּחִלָּֽה
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said: ‘Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?’ And the LORD said: ‘Judah first.’
וַיָּקוּמוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּֽחֲנוּ עַל־הַגִּבְעָֽה
And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
וַיֵּצֵא אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם־בִּנְיָמִן וַיַּעַרְכוּ אִתָּם אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִלְחָמָה אֶל־הַגִּבְעָֽה
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
וַיֵּצְאוּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן מִן־הַגִּבְעָה וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ בְיִשְׂרָאֵל בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שְׁנַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ אָֽרְצָה
And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.
וַיִּתְחַזֵּק הָעָם אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּסִפוּ לַעֲרֹךְ מִלְחָמָה בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָרְכוּ שָׁם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשֽׁוֹן
And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.