JUDGES 20:14

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.”

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Judges 20:14 Translation & Meaning

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But the children בְנֵֽי A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) children
of Benjamin בִנְיָמִ֛ן Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory Benjamin
gathered themselves together וַיֵּאָֽסְפ֧וּ To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) gathered themselves together
out of מִן Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses out
the cities הֶֽעָרִ֖ים A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) cities
unto Gibeah, הַגִּבְעָ֑תָה Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine Gibeah
to go out לָצֵ֥את To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim go out
to battle לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) battle
against עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) against
the children בְּנֵ֥י A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) children
of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel

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  • 12  And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

  • 13  Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

  • 14  But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

  • 15  And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

  • 16  Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.




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