Judges 20
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Judges 20:43-48

431They surroundedH3803 BenjaminH1144, pursuedH7291 them without restH4496 and trodH1869 them downH1869 oppositeH5227 GibeahH1390 towardH4480 the 2eastH4217H8121.

44Thus 18,000H8083H6240H505 menH376 of BenjaminH1144 fellH5307; allH3605 theseH428 were valiantH2428 warriorsH376.

453The rest turnedH6437 and fledH5127 toward the wildernessH4057 to the rockH5553 of 4RimmonH7417, but they 5caughtH5953 5,000H2568H505 of them on the highwaysH4546 and overtookH1692 them 6at GidomH1440 and 7killedH5221 2,000H505 of them.

46So allH3605 of BenjaminH1144 who fellH5307 that dayH3117 were 25,000H2568H6242H505 menH376 who drawH8025 the swordH2719; allH3605 theseH428 were valiantH2428 warriorsH376.

47But 600H8337H3967 menH376 turnedH6437 and fledH5127 toward the wildernessH4057 to the rockH5553 of RimmonH7417, and they remainedH3427 at the rockH5553 of RimmonH7417 fourH702 monthsH2320.

48The menH376 of IsraelH3478 then turnedH7725 backH7725 againstH413 the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 and struckH5221 them with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719, bothH4480 the entireH4974 cityH5892 with the cattleH929 and allH3605 that they foundH4672; they alsoH1571 setH7971 on fireH784 allH3605 the citiesH5892 which they foundH4672.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 20:43 Hos 9:9; 10:9 ↩
  2. 2. Judges 20:43 Lit sunrise ↩
  3. 3. Judges 20:45 So with Gr; Heb And they ↩
  4. 4. Judges 20:45 Judg 21:13 ↩
  5. 5. Judges 20:45 Lit gleaned ↩
  6. 6. Judges 20:45 Lit as far as ↩
  7. 7. Judges 20:45 Lit smote ↩

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