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

28and Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron was the priest.) The Israelites asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again, or should we stop?” The Lord said, “Go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you.” 29So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah. They went out on the third day and took their positions at the same place as before. 31When the men of Benjamin came out to attack, they were drawn away from the town. And as they had done before, they began to kill the Israelites. About thirty Israelites died in the open fields and along the roads, one leading to Bethel and the other leading back to Gibeah. 32Then the warriors of Benjamin shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did before!” But the Israelites had planned in advance to run away so that the men of Benjamin would chase them along the roads and be drawn away from the town.

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