Judges 20
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Judges 20:29-46

29And IsraelH3478 setH7760 men in ambushH693 aroundH5439 GibeahH1390. 30And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 went upH5927 against the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117, and put themselves in arrayH6186 against GibeahH1390, as at other timesH6471. 31And the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 went outH3318 againstH7125 the peopleH5971, and were drawn awayH5423 from the cityH5892; and they beganH2490 to smiteH5221 of the peopleH5971, and killH2491, as at other timesH6471, in the highwaysH4546, of which oneH259 goeth upH5927 to the houseH1004 of GodH430H1008, and the otherH259 to GibeahH1390 in the fieldH7704, about thirtyH7970 menH376 of IsraelH3478.12 32And the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 saidH559, They are smitten downH5062 beforeH6440 us, as at the firstH7223. But the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 saidH559, Let us fleeH5127, and drawH5423 them from the cityH5892 to the highwaysH4546. 33And all the menH376 of IsraelH3478 roseH6965 out of their placeH4725, and put themselves in arrayH6186 at BaaltamarH1193: and those of IsraelH3478 who were in ambushH693 came forthH1518 out of their placesH4725, even out of the meadowsH4629 of GibeahH1387. 34And there cameH935 againstH5048 GibeahH1390 tenH6235 thousandH505 chosenH977 menH376 out of all IsraelH3478, and the battleH4421 was fierceH3513: but they knewH3045 not that evilH7451 was nearH5060 them. 35And the LORDH3068 smoteH5062 BenjaminH1144 beforeH6440 IsraelH3478: and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 destroyedH7843 of the BenjamitesH1145 that dayH3117 twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 thousandH505 and an hundredH3967 menH376: all these drewH8025 the swordH2719. 36So the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 sawH7200 that they were smittenH5062: for the menH376 of IsraelH3478 gaveH5414 placeH4725 to the BenjamitesH1145, because they trustedH982 to the ones lying in ambushH693 which they had setH7760 beside GibeahH1390. 37And those in ambushH693 hastenedH2363, and rushedH6584 upon GibeahH1390; and the ones lying in ambushH693 drew themselves alongH4900, and smoteH5221 all the cityH5892 with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719.3 38Now there was an appointed signH4150 between the menH376 of IsraelH3478 andH5973 the men in ambushH693, that they should make a greatH7235 flameH4864 with smokeH6227 to ascend upH5927 from the cityH5892.456 39And when the menH376 of IsraelH3478 retiredH2015 in the battleH4421, BenjaminH1144 beganH2490 to smiteH5221 and killH2491 of the menH376 of IsraelH3478 about thirtyH7970 personsH376: for they saidH559, SurelyH5062 they are smitten downH5062 beforeH6440 us, as in the firstH7223 battleH4421.7 40But when the flameH4864 beganH2490 to ascend upH5927 from the cityH5892 with a pillarH5982 of smokeH6227, the BenjamitesH1145 lookedH6437 behindH310 them, and, behold, the flameH3632 of the cityH5892 ascended upH5927 to heavenH8064.8 41And when the menH376 of IsraelH3478 turned againH2015, the menH376 of BenjaminH1144 were amazedH926: for they sawH7200 that evilH7451 had comeH5060 upon them.9 42Therefore they turnedH6437 their backs beforeH6440 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 to the wayH1870 of the wildernessH4057; but the battleH4421 overtookH1692 them; and those who came out of the citiesH5892 they destroyedH7843 in the midstH8432 of them. 43Thus they inclosedH3803 the BenjamitesH1145 on all sidesH3803, and chasedH7291 them, and trod them downH1869 with easeH4496 oppositeH5227 GibeahH1390 toward the sunrisingH4217H8121.1011 44And there fellH5307 of BenjaminH1144 eighteenH8083H6240 thousandH505 menH376; all these were menH582 of valourH2428. 45And they turnedH6437 and fledH5127 toward the wildernessH4057 to the rockH5553 of RimmonH7417: and they gleanedH5953 of them in the highwaysH4546 fiveH2568 thousandH505 menH376; and pursuedH1692 hard afterH310 them to GidomH1440, and slewH5221 two thousandH505 menH376 of them. 46So that all who fellH5307 that dayH3117 of BenjaminH1144 were twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 thousandH505 menH376 that drewH8025 the swordH2719; all these were menH582 of valourH2428.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 20:31 to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc ↩
  2. 2. Judges 20:31 the house...: or, Bethel ↩
  3. 3. Judges 20:37 drew...: or, made a long sound with the trumpet ↩
  4. 4. Judges 20:38 sign: or, time ↩
  5. 5. Judges 20:38 and: Heb. with ↩
  6. 6. Judges 20:38 flame: Heb. elevation ↩
  7. 7. Judges 20:39 to smite...: Heb. to smite the wounded ↩
  8. 8. Judges 20:40 the flame of: Heb. the whole consumption of ↩
  9. 9. Judges 20:41 was come...: Heb. touched them ↩
  10. 10. Judges 20:43 with ease...: or, from Menuchah, etc ↩
  11. 11. Judges 20:43 over...: Heb. unto over against ↩

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