Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethe men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.” Young's Literal Translation And the men of Israel turn in battle, and Benjamin hath begun to smite the wounded among the men of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, ‘Surely they are utterly smitten before us, as [at] the first battle; King James Bible And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite [and] kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as [in] the first battle. Hebrew the menאִֽישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc would turn וַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְ (way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert in the battle. בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war When the Benjamites וּבִנְיָמִ֡ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites had begun הֵחֵל֩ (hê·ḥêl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to strike them down, לְהַכּ֨וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5221: To strike killing חֲלָלִ֤ים (ḥă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted about thirty כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (kiš·lō·šîm) Preposition-k | Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth men בְּאִֽישׁ־ (bə·’îš-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc they said, אָמְר֔וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “They are הוּא֙ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are defeated נִגּ֨וֹף (nig·gō·wp̄) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5062: To push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict before us לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ (lə·p̄ā·nê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 6440: The face as in the first הָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ (hā·ri·šō·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank battle.” כַּמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (kam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war |