New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 20:29-35
291So IsraelH3478 setH7760 men in ambushH693 aroundH5439 GibeahH1390. 30The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 wentH5927 up againstH413 the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and arrayedH6186 themselves againstH413 GibeahH1390 as at otherH6471 timesH6471. 312The sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 wentH3318 out 3againstH7122 the peopleH5971 and were drawnH5423 awayH5423 from the cityH5892, and they beganH2490 to strikeH5221 4and killH5221 someH4480 of the peopleH5971 as at otherH6471 timesH6471, on the highwaysH4546, oneH259 of whichH834 goesH5927 up to BethelH1008 and the otherH259 to GibeahH1390, and in the fieldH7704, about thirtyH7970 menH376 of IsraelH3478. 32The sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 saidH559, “They are struckH5062 downH5062 beforeH6440 us, as at the firstH7223.” But the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 saidH559, “Let us fleeH5127 that we may drawH5423 them awayH5423 from the cityH5892 to the highwaysH4546.” 33Then allH3605 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 aroseH6965 from their placeH4725 and arrayedH6186 themselves at Baal-tamarH1193; 5and the men of IsraelH3478 in ambushH693 brokeH1518 out of their placeH4725, even out of Maareh-gebaH4626H1387. 34When tenH6235 thousandH505 choiceH977 menH376 from allH3605 IsraelH3478 cameH935 againstH5048 GibeahH1390, the battleH4421 becameH3513 6fierceH3513; 7but 8Benjamin did not knowH3045 that 9disasterH7463 was 10closeH5060 to them. 35And the LordH3068 struckH5062 BenjaminH1144 beforeH6440 IsraelH3478, so that the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 destroyedH7843 25,100H6242H2568H505H3967 menH376 of BenjaminH1144 that dayH3117, allH3605 11whoH428 drawH8025 the swordH2719.
Notes
- 1. Judges 20:29 Josh 8:4 ↩
- 2. Judges 20:31 Josh 8:16 ↩
- 3. Judges 20:31 Lit to meet ↩
- 4. Judges 20:31 Lit slain ones ↩
- 5. Judges 20:33 Josh 8:19 ↩
- 6. Judges 20:34 Lit heavy ↩
- 7. Judges 20:34 Josh 8:14; Job 21:13 ↩
- 8. Judges 20:34 Lit they ↩
- 9. Judges 20:34 Lit evil ↩
- 10. Judges 20:34 Lit touching ↩
- 11. Judges 20:35 Lit these ↩
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
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