“And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.”
Judges 20:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Judges 20:1821 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יָּקֻ֜מוּwayāqumw
and they aroseconjH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
וַ/יַּעֲל֣וּwayaʿălw
and they went upconjH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
בֵֽיתbēyt
Beth-nounH1008
אֵל֮ʾēl
-elnounH1008
וַ/יִּשְׁאֲל֣וּwayišəʾălw
and they askedconjH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
בֵ/אלֹהִים֒bēʾlōhiym
by GodpronH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙wayōʾmərw
and they saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
בְּנֵ֣יbənēy
the people ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
מִ֚יmiy
who?particleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
יַעֲלֶהyaʿăleh
will he go upverbH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
לָּ֣/נוּlānw
pron
בַ/תְּחִלָּ֔הbatəḥilāh
at the firstpronH8462
first
לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖הlamiləḥāmāh
to the battlepronH4421
fight · war
עִםʿim
withpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
בְּנֵ֣יbənēy
the descendants ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
בִנְיָמִ֑ןbinəyāmin
BenjaminnounH1144
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
יְהוּדָ֥הyəhwdāh
JudahnounH3063
בַ/תְּחִלָּֽהbatəḥilāh
will be at the firstpronH8462
first
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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