Judges 20:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When tenעֲשֶׂרֶת֩
(a·se·ret)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים
(a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
choice 
 
977: to choosea prim. root
menאִ֤ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
from allמִכָּל־
(mik·kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
againstמִנֶּ֨גֶד
(min·ne·ged)
5048: in front of, in sight of, opposite tofrom nagad
Gibeah,לַגִּבְעָ֜ה
(lag·giv·'ah)
1390: "hill," three cities in Pal.from the same as Geba
the battleוְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
(ve·ham·mil·cha·mah)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
became fierce;כָּבֵ֑דָה
(ka·ve·dah;)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
but Benjamin did not knowיָדְע֔וּ
(ya·de·'u,)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that disaster 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
was closeנֹגַ֥עַת
(no·ga·'at)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
to them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And there came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
against
neged  (neh'-ghed)
a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before -- about, (over) against, aloof, far (off), from, over, presence, other side, sight, to view.
Gibeah
Gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine -- Gibeah, the hill.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
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)
out of all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and the battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
was sore
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
but they knew
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not that evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
was near
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them.

King James Bible
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then 10,000 choice men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was about to strike them.

International Standard Version
As 10,000 of Israel's best soldiers came to fight Gibeah, the battle became fierce, but the army of Benjamin didn't know that disaster was close at hand.

NET Bible
Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah--the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then 10,000 of Israel's best men attacked Gibeah. The battle was fierce. But Benjamin's men didn't realize their own evil was about to overtake them.

King James 2000 Bible
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was fierce: but Benjamin knew not that evil was near them.
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