| But when the flame | וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת | wĕhammaśʾēt | veh-ha-mahs-ATE |
| began | הֵחֵ֛לָּה | hēḥēllâ | hay-HAY-la |
| to arise up | לַֽעֲל֥וֹת | laʿălôt | la-uh-LOTE |
| of out | מִן | min | meen |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | hāʿîr | ha-EER |
| with a pillar | עַמּ֣וּד | ʿammûd | AH-mood |
| smoke, of | עָשָׁ֑ן | ʿāšān | ah-SHAHN |
| the Benjamites | וַיִּ֤פֶן | wayyipen | va-YEE-fen |
| looked | בִּנְיָמִן֙ | binyāmin | been-ya-MEEN |
| behind | אַֽחֲרָ֔יו | ʾaḥărāyw | ah-huh-RAV |
| them, and, behold, | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wĕhinnē | veh-hee-NAY |
| flame the | עָלָ֥ה | ʿālâ | ah-LA |
| of the city | כְלִיל | kĕlîl | heh-LEEL |
| ascended up | הָעִ֖יר | hāʿîr | ha-EER |
| to heaven. | הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ | haššāmāyĕmâ | ha-sha-MA-yeh-ma |