| 48. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:48:1 ⧉וְאִ֨ישׁveishand a man of Judges 20:48:2 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לyisraelIsrael Judges 20:48:3 ⧉שָׁ֣בוּshavuturned back Judges 20:48:4 ⧉אֶל־בְּנֵ֤יelbeneito the sons of Judges 20:48:5 ⧉בִנְיָמִן֙vinyaminBenjamin Judges 20:48:6 ⧉וַיַכּ֣וּםvayakkumand struck them Judges 20:48:7 ⧉לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶבlefikherevby the mouth of the sword Judges 20:48:8 ⧉מֵעִ֤ירmeirfrom a city Judges 20:48:9 ⧉מְתִם֙metimmen Judges 20:48:10 ⧉עַד־בְּהֵמָ֔הadbehemaas far as beasts Judges 20:48:11 ⧉עַ֖דadas far as Judges 20:48:12 ⧉כָּל־הַנִּמְצָ֑אkalhanimtsaall the one found Judges 20:48:13 ⧉גַּ֛םgamalso Judges 20:48:14 ⧉כָּל־הֶעָרִ֥יםkalhearimall the towns Judges 20:48:15 ⧉הַנִּמְצָא֖וֹתhanimtseotthe ones found Judges 20:48:16 ⧉שִׁלְּח֥וּshilkhuthey sent forth Judges 20:48:17 ⧉בָאֵֽשׁ׃פvaeshinto fire |
| 48. Formal Translation And the men of Israel returned against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the sword—men and livestock of each city; then they burned every city they found. |
| 48. Dynamic Translation Then the Israelites returned to the tribe of Benjamin and put everyone to the sword—people and animals—and set every town they came across ablaze. |