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tribute">4864</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4864.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4864 -- Occurrence 5 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehammaset_4864.htm" title="ve·ham·mas·'Et,: the cloud -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-ham-maś-’êṯ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But when the cloud</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Conj-w, Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2490: 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin <BR> 1a) (Niphal) <BR> 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself <BR> 1a1a) ritually <BR> 1a1b) sexually <BR> 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute <BR> 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour <BR> 1b3) to violate (a covenant) <BR> 1b4) to treat as common <BR> 1c) (Pual) to profane (name of God) <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to let be profaned <BR> 1d2) to begin <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be begun <BR> 2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore <BR> 2a) (Qal) to pierce <BR> 2b) (Pual) to be slain <BR> 2c) (Poel) to wound, pierce <BR> 2d) (Poal) to be wounded <BR> 3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe">2490</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2490 -- Occurrence 50 of 143">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֵחֵ֛לָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hechellah_2490.htm" title="he·Chel·lah: began -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hê-ḥêl-lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">began</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular">V-Hifil-Perf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go up, ascend <BR> 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat <BR> 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) <BR> 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) <BR> 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) <BR> 1a6) to come up (before God) <BR> 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) <BR> 1a8) to excel, be superior to <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away <BR> 1b2) to take oneself away <BR> 1b3) to be exalted <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up <BR> 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away <BR> 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train <BR> 1c4) to cause to ascend <BR> 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) <BR> 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) <BR> 1c7) to exalt <BR> 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be carried away, be led up <BR> 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in <BR> 1d3) to be offered <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself">5927</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5927 -- Occurrence 321 of 888">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לַעֲל֥וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laalot_5927.htm" title="la·'a·Lot: to rise -- Occurrence 10 of 23.">la-‘ă-lō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to rise</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep<BR> 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than <BR> 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of <BR> 1b) out of <BR> 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) <BR> 1b2) (of material from which something is made) <BR> 1b3) (of source or origin) <BR> 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) <BR> 1d) from, since, after (of time) <BR> 1e) than, more than (in comparison) <BR> 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or <BR> 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) <BR> 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) <BR> conj <BR> 2) that">4480</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4480 -- Occurrence 485 of 1223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִן־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/min_4480.htm" title="min-: from -- Occurrence 279 of 619.">min-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish <BR> 1a) of terror <BR> 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) <BR> 2a) city, town">5892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5892 -- Occurrence 382 of 1095">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָעִ֖יר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hair_5892.htm" title="ha·'Ir: the city -- Occurrence 114 of 311.">hā-‘îr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the city</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5982: 1) pillar, column <BR> 1a) pillar <BR> 1b) column, upright <BR> 1c) column (of smoke)">5982</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5982 -- Occurrence 52 of 111">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַמּ֣וּד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ammud_5982.htm" title="'am·Mud: A column -- Occurrence 6 of 8.">‘am-mūḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in a column</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6227.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6227: 1) smoke <BR> 1a) smoke <BR> 1b) in metaphor, simile <BR> 1c) smoke (fig.)">6227</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6227.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6227 -- Occurrence 7 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָשָׁ֑ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ashan_6227.htm" title="'a·Shan;: of smoke -- Occurrence 4 of 14.">‘ā-šān;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of smoke</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6437: 1) to turn <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to turn toward or from or away <BR> 1a2) to turn and do <BR> 1a3) to turn, decline (of day) <BR> 1a4) to turn toward, approach (of evening) <BR> 1a5) to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for <BR> 1b) (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to turn <BR> 1c2) to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to be turned back">6437</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6437 -- Occurrence 47 of 135">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּ֤פֶן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyifen_6437.htm" title="vai·Yi·fen: looked -- Occurrence 8 of 15.">way-yi-p̄en</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and looked</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin = 'son of the right hand'<BR> 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother <BR> 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin <BR> 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife <BR> 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob">1144</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1144 -- Occurrence 66 of 167">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בִּנְיָמִן֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/binyamin_1144.htm" title="bin·ya·Min: Benjamin -- Occurrence 15 of 55.">bin-yā-min</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Benjamin</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 279 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחֲרָ֔יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/acharav_310.htm" title="'a·cha·Rav,: behind -- Occurrence 25 of 81.">’a-ḥă-rāw,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">behind them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if">2009</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2009 -- Occurrence 266 of 841">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהִנֵּ֛ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehinneh_2009.htm" title="ve·hin·Neh: and behold -- Occurrence 143 of 359.">wə-hin-nêh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and there was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Interjection">Conj-w | Interjection</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go up, ascend <BR> 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat <BR> 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) <BR> 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) <BR> 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) <BR> 1a6) to come up (before God) <BR> 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) <BR> 1a8) to excel, be superior to <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away <BR> 1b2) to take oneself away <BR> 1b3) to be exalted <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up <BR> 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away <BR> 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train <BR> 1c4) to cause to ascend <BR> 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) <BR> 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) <BR> 1c7) to exalt <BR> 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be carried away, be led up <BR> 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in <BR> 1d3) to be offered <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself">5927</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5927 -- Occurrence 322 of 888">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָלָ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alah_5927.htm" title="'a·Lah: was going -- Occurrence 16 of 63.">‘ā-lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">going up [in smoke]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3632.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3632: adj <BR> 1) entire, all, perfect <BR> adv <BR> 2) entirety <BR> subst <BR> 3) whole, whole burnt offering, holocaust, entirety">3632</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3632.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3632 -- Occurrence 8 of 15">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְלִיל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chelil_3632.htm" title="che·lil-: the whole -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḵə-lîl-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">whole</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish <BR> 1a) of terror <BR> 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) <BR> 2a) city, town">5892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5892 -- Occurrence 383 of 1095">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָעִ֖יר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hair_5892.htm" title="ha·'Ir: city -- Occurrence 115 of 311.">hā-‘îr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the city</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky <BR> 1a) visible heavens, sky <BR> 1a1) as abode of the stars <BR> 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc <BR> 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8064 -- Occurrence 108 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshamayemah_8064.htm" title="hash·sha·Ma·ye·mah.: heaven -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">haš-šā-mā-yə-māh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to heaven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a 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title="ve·ham·mas·'et: the cloud -- 4864: an uprising, utterance, burden, portion">וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2490.htm" title="he·chel·lah: began -- 2490: to bore, pierce">הֵחֵ֛לָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="la·'a·lo·vt: to rise -- 5927: to go up, ascend, climb">לַעֲלֹ֥ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="min-: from -- 4480: from">מִן־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="ha·'ir: the city -- 5892: excitement">הָעִ֖יר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5982.htm" title="am·mud: A column -- 5982: a pillar, column">עַמּ֣וּד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6227.htm" title="a·shan;: of smoke -- 6227: smoke">עָשָׁ֑ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6437.htm" title="vai·yi·fen: looked -- 6437: to turn">וַיִּ֤פֶן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1144.htm" title="bin·ya·min: Benjamin -- 1144: son of (the) right hand,' youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .">בִּנְיָמִן֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="a·cha·rav,: behind -- 310: the hind or following part">אַחֲרָ֔יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2009.htm" title="ve·hin·neh: and behold -- 2009: lo! behold!">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="a·lah: was going -- 5927: to go up, ascend, climb">עָלָ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3632.htm" title="che·lil-: the whole -- 3632: entire, whole, a holocaust">כְלִיל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="ha·'ir: city -- 5892: excitement">הָעִ֖יר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="ha·sha·ma·ye·mah.: heaven -- 8064: heaven, sky">הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/judges/20.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4864.htm" title="mas'eth (mas-ayth') -- burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward">But when the flame</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2490.htm" title="chalal (khaw-lal') -- begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things)">began</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="alah (aw-law') -- arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn">to arise up</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="iyr (eer) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town">out of the city</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5982.htm" title="ammuwd (am-mood') -- X apiece, pillar">with a pillar</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6227.htm" title="ashan (aw-shawn') -- smoke(-ing)">of smoke</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1145.htm" title="Ben-ymiyniy (ben-yem-ee-nee') -- Benjamite, of Benjamin">the Benjamites</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6437.htm" title="panah (paw-naw') -- appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look">looked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">behind</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3632.htm" title="kaliyl (kaw-leel') -- all, every whit, flame, perfect(-ion), utterly, whole burnt offering (sacrifice), wholly">them and behold the flame</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="iyr (eer) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town">of the city</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="alah (aw-law') -- arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn">ascended up</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s)">to heaven</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/20.htm">שופטים 20:40 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת הֵחֵ֛לָּה לַעֲלֹ֥ות מִן־הָעִ֖יר עַמּ֣וּד עָשָׁ֑ן וַיִּ֤פֶן בִּנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְהִנֵּ֛ה עָלָ֥ה כְלִיל־הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/20.htm">שופטים 20:40 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">והמשאת החלה לעלות מן־העיר עמוד עשן ויפן בנימן אחריו והנה עלה כליל־העיר השמימה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/20.htm">שופטים 20:40 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">והמשאת החלה לעלות מן־העיר עמוד עשן ויפן בנימן אחריו והנה עלה כליל־העיר השמימה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/20.htm">שופטים 20:40 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">והמשאת החלה לעלות מן העיר עמוד עשן ויפן בנימן אחריו והנה עלה כליל העיר השמימה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/judges/20-40.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">a pillar</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/19-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 19:28</span> And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/songs/3-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Songs 3:6</span> Who is this that comes out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joel/2-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joel 2:30</span> And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/19-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 19:3</span> And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/8-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 8:20</span> And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40</a> • <a href="/niv/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40 Chinese Bible</a> • 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