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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. (KJV)

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וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תve.ha.mas.'Etand the rising

Lemma: מַשְׂאֵת (mas.et) · Strong's: H4864

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tribute

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 43:34, Judges 20:38, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Chronicles 24:6, 2 Chronicles 24:9, Esther 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4864; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 1

הֵחֵ֛לָּהhe.Che.lahit began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 2

לַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.Lotto go up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 3

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 4

הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 5

עַמּ֣וּד'a.Muda pillar of

Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: pillar

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 6

עָשָׁ֑ן'a.Shansmoke

Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: smoke

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:38, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 7

וַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenand it turned

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 8

בִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinBenjamin

Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Benjamin

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 9

אַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.Ravbehind it

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 10

וְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 11

עָלָ֥ה'a.Lahit went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 12

כְלִיל\־khe.lil-[the] entirety of

Lemma: כָּלִיל (ka.lil) · Strong's: H3632

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: entire

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22, Leviticus 6:22, Leviticus 6:23, Numbers 4:6, Deuteronomy 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3632; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 13

הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 14

הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה\׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahthe heavens towards

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Judges 20:40 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But when the column	→	עַמּוּד H5982G pillar
of smoke	→	עָשָׁן H6227 smoke
began	→	חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
to go up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
the Benjamites	→	בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin
looked	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
behind them	→	אַחַר H0310A after
and saw	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the whole	→	כָּלִיל H3632 entire
city	→	עִיר H5892B city
going up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
in smoke	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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