Judges 20:39
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.”
חָלַל
Pierced, wounded, profaned. Chalal. To be fatally pierced through. This is the word used for Jesus being pierced on the cross. He was pierced because of what we did, not because of anything He did.
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָגַף
certainly to defeated
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נָגַף
to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
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חָלָל
fatally wounded
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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