Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut 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. 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. Hebrew But when the columnעַמּ֣וּד (‘am·mūḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform of smoke עָשָׁ֑ן (‘ā·šān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6227: Smoke began הֵחֵ֛לָּה (hê·ḥêl·lāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to go up לַעֲל֥וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the city, הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement the Benjamites בִּנְיָמִן֙ (bin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites looked וַיִּ֤פֶן (way·yi·p̄en) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look behind them אַחֲרָ֔יו (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part and saw וְהִנֵּ֛ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! the whole כְלִיל־ (ḵə·lîl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3632: Complete, the whole, as, fully city הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement going up עָלָ֥ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively in smoke. הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ (haš·šā·mā·yə·māh) Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky |