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Judges 20:45

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And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these [were] men of valour.	And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.	So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these [were] men of valour.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And they turned^H6437 and fled^H5127 toward the wilderness^H4057 unto the rock^H5553 of Rimmon^H7417: and they gleaned^H5953 of them in the highways^H4546 five^H2568 thousand^H505 men^H376; and pursued^H1692 hard after^H310 them unto Gidom^H1440, and slew^H5221 two thousand^H505 men^H376 of them.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּפְנוּ וַיָּנֻסוּ הַמִּדְבָּרָה אֶל־סֶלַע הָרִמֹּון וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּ בַּמְסִלֹּות חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ וַיַּדְבִּיקוּ אַחֲרָיו עַד־גִּדְעֹם וַיַּכּוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אַלְפַּיִם אִישׁ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּפְנ֞וּ	va/i.yif.Nu	H6437	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they turned
וַ/יָּנֻ֤סוּ	va/i.ya.Nu.su	H5127	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they fled
הַ/מִּדְבָּ֨רָ/ה֙	ha./mid.Ba.ra/h	H4057	HTd/Ncmsa/Sd	the/ wilderness/ towards
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
סֶ֣לַע	Se.la'	H5553	HNcmsc	(the) rock of
הָֽ/רִמּ֔וֹן	ha./ri.Mon	H7417	HTd/Np	(the)/ Rimmon
וַ/יְעֹֽלְלֻ֨/הוּ֙	va/y.'o.le.Lu./hu	H5953	HC/Vmw3mp/Sp3ms	and/ they gleaned/ him
בַּֽ/מְסִלּ֔וֹת	ba/m.si.Lot	H4546	HRd/Ncfpa	in the/ highways
חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת	cha.Me.shet	H2568	HAcmsc	five
אֲלָפִ֖ים	'a.la.Fim	H505	HAcbpa	thousand(s)
אִ֑ישׁ	'Ish	H376	HNcmsa	man
וַ/יַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ	va/i.yad.Bi.ku	H1692	HC/Vhw3mp	and/ they pursued closely
אַחֲרָי/ו֙	'a.cha.Ra/v	H310	HR/Sp3ms	after/ him
עַד	'ad-	H5704	HR	to
גִּדְעֹ֔ם	gid.'Om	H1440	HNp	Gidom
וַ/יַּכּ֥וּ	va/i.ya.Ku	H5221	HC/Vhw3mp	and/ they struck down
מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ	mi.Me./nu	H4480	HR/Sp1cp	of/ him
אַלְפַּ֥יִם	'al.Pa.yim	H505	HAcbpa	two thousand
אִֽישׁ	'Ish	H376	HNcmsa	man

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
• H1440 — גִּדְעֹם (Gidʻôm, ghid-ohm'): from גָּדַע; a cutting (i.e. desolation); Gidom, a place in Palestine; Gidom.
• H1692 — דָּבַק (dâbaq, daw-bak'): a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit; abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• H4057 — מִדְבָּר (midbâr, mid-bawr'): from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
• H4546 — מְסִלָּה (mᵉçillâh, mes-il-law'): from סָלַל; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase; causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
• H5127 — נוּס (nûwç, noos): a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
• H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
• H5553 — סֶלַע (çelaʻ, seh'-lah): from an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress); (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
• H5953 — עָלַל (ʻâlal, aw-lal'): a primitive root; to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal); abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).
• H6437 — פָּנָה (pânâh, paw-naw'): a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.; appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
• H7417 — רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn, rim-mone'): or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (אֶבֶץ)), the same as רִמּוֹן; in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of תָּאַר; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).; Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine; Remmon, Rimmon.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Rimmon — Joshua 15:32, 1 Chronicles 6:77, Zechariah 14:10

Reciprocal references (1): 1 Samuel 14:2

Related Topics

• Nave’s: GIDOM, RIMMON

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