Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4864 [e] וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת wə-ham-maś-’êṯ And the cloud Conj-w, Art | N-fs 2490 [e] הֵחֵ֛לָּה hê-ḥêl-lāh began V-Hifil-Perf-3fs 5927 [e] לַעֲל֥וֹת la-‘ă-lō-wṯ to rise Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 4480 [e] מִן־ min- from Prep 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 5982 [e] עַמּ֣וּד ‘am-mūḏ in a column N-msc 6227 [e] עָשָׁ֑ן ‘ā-šān of smoke N-ms 6437 [e] וַיִּ֤פֶן way-yi-p̄en and looked Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1144 [e] בִּנְיָמִן֙ bin-yā-min Benjamin N-proper-ms 310 [e] אַחֲרָ֔יו ’a-ḥă-rāw behind them Prep | 3ms 2009 [e] וְהִנֵּ֛ה wə-hin-nêh and there was Conj-w | Interjection 5927 [e] עָלָ֥ה ‘ā-lāh going up V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3632 [e] כְלִיל־ ḵə-lîl- all N-msc 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 8064 [e] הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ haš-šā-mā-yə-māh to the heavens Art | N-mp | 3fs

Berean Study Bible
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, Benjamin looked behind them, and the whole city was going up in smoke.

New American Standard Bible
But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, Benjamin looked behind them; and behold, the whole city was going up [in smoke] to heaven.

King James Bible
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. Judges 20:40 • Judges 20:40 NIV • Judges 20:40 NLT • Judges 20:40 ESV • Judges 20:40 NASB • Judges 20:40 KJV • Judges 20:40 Biblia Paralela • Judges 20:40 Chinese Bible • Judges 20:40 French Bible • Judges 20:40 German Bible

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