Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword. Young's Literal Translation and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword. King James Bible And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew [themselves] along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. Hebrew The men in ambushוְהָאֹרֵ֣ב (wə·hā·’ō·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait rushed וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (way·yip̄·šə·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6584: To strip off, make a dash, raid suddenly הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ (hê·ḥî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2363: To hurry, to be eager with excitement, enjoyment against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Gibeah; הַגִּבְעָ֑ה (hag·giḇ·‘āh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine they הָאֹרֵ֔ב (hā·’ō·rêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait advanced וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ (way·yim·šōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4900: To draw, drag and put וַיַּ֥ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every city הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement to the sword. חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword |