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And the people of Israel went up against the Benjaminites on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gib'e-ah, as at other times.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בְּפָֽעַם׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

And the Benjaminites went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and as at other times they began to smite and kill some of the people, in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gib'e-ah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel.

בְּפַ֗עַם (בְּ) be. “on”בַּֽמְסִלּוֹת֙ (בַּֽ) ba “in the”בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the men of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."

כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה (בָ) va. “at the”

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Ba'al-ta'mar; and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.

בְּבַ֣עַל (בְּ) be. “at”

And the LORD defeated Benjamin before Israel; and the men of Israel destroyed twenty-five thousand one hundred men of Benjamin that day; all these were men who drew the sword.

בְּבִנְיָמִן֙ (בְּ) be. “among”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to smite and kill about thirty men of Israel; they said, "Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle."

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּאִֽישׁ־ (בְּ) be. “among”

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon; five thousand men of them were cut down in the highways, and they were pursued hard to Gidom, and two thousand men of them were slain.

בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת (בַּֽ) ba “in the”

So all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword, all of them men of valor.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and abode at the rock of Rimmon four months.

בְּסֶ֣לַע (בְּ) be. “at”

And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns which they found they set on fire.

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “in <the>”

Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin."

בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “at <the>”

And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall be put to death."

בַקָּהָ֛ל (בַ) va. “in the”

What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?"

בַֽיהוָ֔ה (בַֽ) ba. “by”

And they found among the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

Then the whole congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.

בְּסֶ֣לַע (בְּ) be. “[were] at”

And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Ja'besh-gil'ead; but they did not suffice for them.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

בְּשִׁבְטֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the LORD at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebo'nah."

בְּשִׁל֜וֹ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

And they commanded the Benjaminites, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,

בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and watch; if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and seize each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

בַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, 'Grant them graciously to us; because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.'"

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.

בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”