Judges 20:40

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{ "verseID": "Judges.20.40", "source": "וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת הֵחֵ֛לָּה לַעֲל֥וֹת מִן־הָעִ֖יר עַמּ֣וּד עָשָׁ֑ן וַיִּ֤פֶן בִּנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֛ה עָלָ֥ה כְלִיל־הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃", "text": "And-the-*maśʾēt* *hēḥēllâ* to-*ʿălôt* from-the-*ʿîr* *ʿammûd* *ʿāšān*; and-*yipen* *binyāmin* behind-him, and-behold *ʿālâ* *kəlîl*-the-*ʿîr* toward-the-*šāmāyəmâ*.", "grammar": { "*maśʾēt*": "common noun, feminine singular - rising/cloud", "*hēḥēllâ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it began", "*ʿălôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to go up", "*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular - city", "*ʿammûd*": "common noun, masculine singular - pillar/column", "*ʿāšān*": "common noun, masculine singular - smoke", "*yipen*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - he turned", "*binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it went up", "*kəlîl*": "common noun, masculine singular - completeness/whole", "*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular - city", "*šāmāyəmâ*": "common noun with directional heh - toward the heavens" }, "variants": { "*maśʾēt*": "rising/cloud/column", "*hēḥēllâ*": "began/started", "*ʿammûd*": "pillar/column", "*yipen*": "turned/looked back", "*kəlîl*": "completeness/whole/entirety" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת הֵחֵ֛לָּה לַעֲל֥וֹת מִן־הָעִ֖יר עַמּ֣וּד עָשָׁ֑ן וַיִּ֤פֶן בִּנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֛ה עָלָ֥ה כְלִיל־הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃

Transliteration

And-the-maśʾēt hēḥēllâ to-ʿălôt from-the-ʿîr ʿammûd ʿāšān; and-yipen binyāmin behind-him, and-behold ʿālâ kəlîl-the-ʿîr toward-the-šāmāyəmâ.

Grammar Details

• *maśʾēt*: common noun, feminine singular - rising/cloud
• *hēḥēllâ*: Hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it began
• *ʿălôt*: Qal infinitive construct - to go up
• *ʿîr*: common noun, feminine singular - city
• *ʿammûd*: common noun, masculine singular - pillar/column
• *ʿāšān*: common noun, masculine singular - smoke
• *yipen*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - he turned
• *binyāmin*: proper noun - Benjamin
• *ʿālâ*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it went up
• *kəlîl*: common noun, masculine singular - completeness/whole
• *šāmāyəmâ*: common noun with directional heh - toward the heavens

Word Meanings

• *maśʾēt*: rising/cloud/column
• *hēḥēllâ*: began/started
• *ʿammûd*: pillar/column
• *yipen*: turned/looked back
• *kəlîl*: completeness/whole/entirety

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But when the column of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benjaminites turned back and saw the entire city going up in smoke toward the sky.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But when the flame began to rise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But when the cloud{H4864} began{H2490} to arise up{H5927} out of the city{H5892} in a pillar{H5982} of smoke,{H6227} the Benjamites{H1145} looked{H6437} behind{H310} them; and, behold, the whole of the city{H5892} went up{H5927} [in smoke]{H3632} to heaven.{H8064}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But when the flame{H4864} began{H2490}{(H8689)} to arise up{H5927}{(H8800)} out of the city{H5892} with a pillar{H5982} of smoke{H6227}, the Benjamites{H1145} looked{H6437}{(H8799)} behind{H310} them, and, behold, the flame{H3632} of the city{H5892} ascended up{H5927}{(H8804)} to heaven{H8064}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  then beganne there a piler of smoke to arise vp from the cite. And BenIamin loked behinde them: and beholde, the flamme of ye cite wente vp vnto heauen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But when the flame bega to arise out of the citie, as a pillar of smoke, the Beniamites looked backe, and behold, the flame of the citie began to ascend vp to heauen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But when there began to aryse out of the citie a flambe as a piller of smoke, the Beniamites loked backe, & behold the flambe of the whole citie began to ascende vp to heauen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to the sky.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the volume hath begun to go up from the city -- a pillar of smoke -- and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up `in smoke' to heaven.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up [in smoke] to heaven.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the sign went up out of the town in the pillar of smoke, and the Benjamites, turning back, saw all the town going up in smoke to heaven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to the sky.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 8:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Joshua.8.20", "source": "וַיִּפְנ֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָלָ֜ה עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־הָרוֹדֵֽף׃", "text": "And-*wayyip̄nû* *ʾanšê* *hāʿay* behind-them and-*wayyirʾû* and-*hinnēh* *ʿālâ* *ʿăšan* the-*ʿîr* the-*šāmayəmâ* and-not-*hāyâ* in-them *yādayim* to-*lānûs* here and-here and-the-*ʿām* the-*nās* the-*midbār* *nehpaḵ* to-the-*rôdēp̄*.", "grammar": { "*wayyip̄nû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they turned", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai", "*wayyirʾû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they saw", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/lo", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went up", "*ʿăšan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - smoke of", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city", "*šāmayəmâ*": "noun, masculine dual with directional heh - toward the heavens", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*yādayim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands/power/ability", "*lānûs*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to flee", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*nās*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one fleeing", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness", "*nehpaḵ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was turned", "*rôdēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one pursuing" }, "variants": { "*wayyip̄nû*": "turned/looked back/faced around", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of/warriors of", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*ʿālâ*": "went up/ascended/rose", "*ʿăšan*": "smoke/vapor", "*šāmayəmâ*": "toward the heavens/skyward", "*yādayim*": "hands/power/ability/strength", "*lānûs*": "to flee/to escape", "*nās*": "fleeing/escaping", "*nehpaḵ*": "was turned/turned about/changed direction", "*rôdēp̄*": "pursuer/one pursuing/chaser" } }
• Song 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.3.6", "source": "מִ֣י זֹ֗את עֹלָה֙ מִן־הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת עָשָׁ֑ן מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת מוֹר֙ וּלְבוֹנָ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל אַבְקַ֥ת רוֹכֵֽל׃", "text": "Who *zōʾṯ* *ʿōlâ* from-the-*miḏbār* like-*tîmărôṯ* *ʿāshān*, *məquṭṭereṯ* *môr* *û-ləḇônâ*, from-all *ʾaḇqaṯ* *rôḵēl*?", "grammar": { "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ʿōlâ*": "verb, Qal participle, feminine singular - coming up/ascending", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - the wilderness/desert", "*tîmărôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - columns/pillars of", "*ʿāshān*": "noun, masculine, singular - smoke", "*məquṭṭereṯ*": "verb, Pual participle, feminine singular - perfumed/made fragrant", "*môr*": "noun, masculine, singular - myrrh", "*û-ləḇônâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - and frankincense", "*ʾaḇqaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - powder/dust of", "*rôḵēl*": "noun, masculine, singular - merchant/trader" }, "variants": { "*ʿōlâ*": "ascending/coming up/rising", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*tîmărôṯ*": "columns/pillars/palm-like columns", "*məquṭṭereṯ*": "perfumed/made fragrant with incense/fumigated", "*ʾaḇqaṯ*": "powder/dust/fragrant powder", "*rôḵēl*": "merchant/trader/spice merchant" } }
• Joel 2:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Joel.2.30", "source": "וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ מֽוֹפְתִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּבָאָ֑רֶץ דָּ֣ם וָאֵ֔שׁ וְתִֽימֲר֖וֹת עָשָֽׁן׃", "text": "And-*nātattî* *môfetîm* in-the-*shāmayim* and-in-the-*ʾārets* *dām* and-*ʾēsh* and-*tîmărôt* *ʿāshān*.", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I will give/place", "*môfetîm*": "masculine plural noun - wonders/signs", "*shāmayim*": "masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens", "*ʾārets*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth", "*dām*": "masculine singular noun - blood", "*ʾēsh*": "feminine singular noun - fire", "*tîmărôt*": "feminine plural construct - columns of", "*ʿāshān*": "masculine singular noun - smoke" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I will give/place/put/show", "*môfetîm*": "wonders/signs/portents", "*dām*": "blood/bloodshed", "*tîmărôt*": "columns of/pillars of" } }
• Rev 19:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Revelation.19.3", "source": "Καὶ δεύτερον εἴρηκαν, Ἁλληλουϊά. Καὶ ὁ καπνὸς αὐτῆς ἀναβαίνει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.", "text": "And a second [time] they *eirēkan*, *Hallēlouïa*. And the *kapnos* of her *anabainei* into the *aiōnas* of the *aiōnōn*.", "grammar": { "*eirēkan*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they have said", "*Hallēlouïa*": "transliteration of Hebrew הַלְלוּ-יָהּ - praise Yahweh", "*kapnos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - smoke", "*anabainei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is going up/ascending", "*aiōnas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - ages", "*aiōnōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of ages" }, "variants": { "*eirēkan*": "have said/have spoken/have uttered", "*Hallēlouïa*": "praise Yahweh/praise the LORD", "*kapnos*": "smoke/vapor", "*anabainei*": "goes up/ascends/rises", "*aiōnas tōn aiōnōn*": "ages of ages/forever and ever/for all eternity" } }
• Gen 19:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Genesis.19.28", "source": "וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף עַל־פְּנֵ֤י סְדֹם֙ וַעֲמֹרָ֔ה וְעַֽל־כָּל־פְּנֵ֖י אֶ֣רֶץ הַכִּכָּ֑ר וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה עָלָה֙ קִיטֹ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ כְּקִיטֹ֖ר הַכִּבְשָֽׁן׃", "text": "wə-*yaškêp* upon-*pənêy* *Sədōm* wə-*ʿĂmōrâ* wə-upon-all-*pənêy* *ʾereṣ* the-*kikār* wə-*yarʾ* wə-*hinnêh* *ʿālâ* *qîṭōr* the-*ʾāreṣ* like-*qîṭōr* the-*kibšān*", "grammar": { "*yaškêp*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he looked down", "*pənêy*": "masculine plural construct - face of", "*Sədōm*": "proper noun - Sodom", "*ʿĂmōrâ*": "proper noun - Gomorrah", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land of", "*kikār*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the plain/valley/circle", "*yarʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he saw", "*hinnêh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it went up", "*qîṭōr*": "masculine singular construct - smoke of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land/earth", "*kibšān*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the furnace/kiln" }, "variants": { "*yaškêp*": "looked down/gazed down/looked out", "*pənêy*": "face of/surface of/region of", "*kikār*": "plain/valley/circle/district", "*ʿālâ*": "went up/ascended/rose", "*qîṭōr*": "smoke/vapor", "*kibšān*": "furnace/kiln" } }