Judges 20:34
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And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
In other translations
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they cameH935מִנֶּגֶדminegedfrom beforeH5048לַגִּבְעָהlagiv'ahto <the> GibeahH1390עֲשֶׂרֶת'aserettenH6235אֲלָפִים'alafimthousand<s>H505אִישׁ'ishmanH376בָּחוּרbachurchosenH977מִכָּל־mikolfrom allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְהַמִּלְחָמָהvehamilchamahand the battleH4421כָּבֵדָהkavedahit was heavyH3513וְהֵםvehemand theyH1992לֹאlo'notH3808יָדְעוּyade'uthey knewH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588נֹגַעַתnoga'at[was] about to touchH5060עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH5921הָרָעָה׃ פhara'ah<the> calamityH7451
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Related verses
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Gibeah