| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:32:1 ⧉וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vayomeruand they said Judges 20:32:2 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of Judges 20:32:3 ⧉בִנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminBenjamin Judges 20:32:4 ⧉נִגָּפִ֥יםniggafimstruck down or routed Judges 20:32:5 ⧉הֵ֛םhemthey Judges 20:32:6 ⧉לְפָנֵ֖ינוּlefanenubefore us Judges 20:32:7 ⧉כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָ֑הkevarishonaas at the first time Judges 20:32:8 ⧉וּבְנֵ֧יuveneand the sons of Judges 20:32:9 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsrael Judges 20:32:10 ⧉אָמְר֗וּamerusaid Judges 20:32:11 ⧉נָנ֙וּסָה֙nanusalet us flee Judges 20:32:12 ⧉וּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּunetakkenuhuand let us draw him away Judges 20:32:13 ⧉מִן־הָעִ֖ירminhairfrom the city Judges 20:32:14 ⧉אֶל־הַֽמְסִלּֽוֹת׃elhamesillotto the highways |
| 32. Formal Translation And the sons of Benjamin said, "They are defeated before us as at the first." And the sons of Israel said, "Let us flee and draw them out from the city to the roads." |
| 32. Dynamic Translation The Benjamites said, "They are being routed before us just like at first." Then the Israelites said, "Let us withdraw and lure them out of the city onto the roads." |