| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:17:1 ⧉וְאִ֨ישׁveishand a man Judges 20:17:2 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לyisraelof Israel Judges 20:17:3 ⧉הִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhitpakeduwere mustered or were numbered Judges 20:17:4 ⧉לְבַד֙levadapart Judges 20:17:5 ⧉מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmibinyaminfrom Benjamin Judges 20:17:6 ⧉אַרְבַּ֨עarbafour Judges 20:17:7 ⧉מֵא֥וֹתmeothundreds Judges 20:17:8 ⧉אֶ֛לֶףelefthousand Judges 20:17:9 ⧉אִ֖ישׁisha man Judges 20:17:10 ⧉שֹׁ֣לֵֽףsholefdrawing or brandishing Judges 20:17:11 ⧉חָ֑רֶבkhareva sword Judges 20:17:12 ⧉כָּל־זֶ֖הkalzeall this Judges 20:17:13 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisha man Judges 20:17:14 ⧉מִלְחָמָֽה׃milkhamaof war |
| 17. Formal Translation And the men of Israel assembled apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men drawing swords; all these were men of war. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Meanwhile, the men of Israel—apart from Benjamin—gathered, four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords; all of them were warriors. |