Judges Chapter 20 verse 40 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them; and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
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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.
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But when the flame began to rise from the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended to heaven.
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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.
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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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(40) When the flame began to arise up.--Rather, when the column (of smoke), as in Judges 20:38.The flame of the city.--Literally, the whole of the city--i.e., the universal conflagration--a very powerful expression. (LXX., ????????? ??? ??????.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut when the columnעַמּ֣וּד (‘am·mūḏ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5982: A column, a stand, platformof smokeעָשָׁ֑ן (‘ā·šān)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6227: Smokebeganהֵחֵ֛לָּה (hê·ḥêl·lāh)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to playto go upלַעֲל֥וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelyfromמִן־ (min-)PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofthe city,הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementthe Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִן֙ (bin·yā·min)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israeliteslookedוַיִּ֤פֶן (way·yi·p̄en)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, lookbehind themאַחֲרָ֔יו (’a·ḥă·rāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partand sawוְהִנֵּ֛ה (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!the wholeכְלִיל־ (ḵə·lîl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3632: Complete, the whole, as, fullycityהָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementgoing upעָלָ֥ה (‘ā·lāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelyin smoke.הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ (haš·šā·mā·yə·māh)Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singularStrong's 8064: Heaven, skyJump to PreviousArise Ascended Beacon Begun Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites City Cloud Column Heaven Pillar Rise Sign Signal Sky Smoke Turned Turning Volume Whole
