Judges 20:30

Judges 20:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
• New International Version (NIV)They went up against the Benjamites on the third day and took up positions against Gibeah as they had done before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Israel went up against the people of Benjamin on the third day and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in battle array against Gibeah as at the other times.

Context of Judges 20:30

29This time, the Israelites made some of their soldiers hide in places around Gibeah. On the third day, their other soldiers stood in the same places as before. They were ready to fight. 31The soldiers of Benjamin came out of Gibeah to attack them. But the Israelites moved away from the city so that Benjamin's soldiers chased after them. The men of Benjamin began to kill the Israelites, as they had done before. They killed about 30 Israelites in the fields and on the roads that went to Bethel and Gibeah. 32The soldiers of Benjamin were saying, ‘We are winning against them, as we have done before!’ But the Israelites were saying, ‘We will continue to run away so that their soldiers chase us. We will lead them away from the city onto the roads.’

Judges 20:30 word by word

וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֖ה כְּפַ֥עַם בְּפָֽעַם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• on the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and put themselves in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• against Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• as at other timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471

Commentaries on Judges 20:30

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-44On the third day, they used similar tricks and surprise attacks as when they took over Ai (Joshua 8:1–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-4829-48. And Israel set liers-in-wait round about Gibeah--A plan was formed of taking that city by stratagem, similar to that employed in the capture of Ai [Jos 8:9].Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 20:30

• Ambush
• Armies
• Strategy

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Gibeah
• Israel
• Children of Israel
• Third Day
• Congregation
• Fetch
• Glean
• Trust
• Wickedness

Commentaries on Judges 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary