The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.”
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The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.”
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And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
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And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said: 'Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.'
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- Judges 20:32 The children of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let’s flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For they were waxen hardy by the two former…
For they were waxen hardy by the two former victories.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 20:39 And when the men of Israel retired…
Jdg 20:39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite [and] kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as [in] the first battle.
Ver. 39. Benjamin began to smite.] See Jdg 20:31.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But when the flame began to arise up out…
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke,.... Fire being set to it by the liers in wait, who had entered it, and who made a large fire, which caused a vast pillar of flame and smoke to arise, which might be seen a great way off:
the Benjamites looked behind them; perhaps at hearing the blowing of the trumpet, and the long sound of that:
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and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven; went upwards, and reached to a great height.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Saw. Hebrew, "retired in the battle, Benjamin began to…
Saw. Hebrew, "retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and to kill....about thirty men; for they said, surely they are destroyed before us, (or flee) as in the first battle." It is wonderful that they should thus so easily fall into the very snare laid formerly for the men of Hai, Josue viii. 5.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 39. And the men of Israel turned] The turn,…
39. And the men of Israel turned] The turn, however, does not come properly till Jdg_20:41. Read with a slight change and that the men of I. should turn, as part of the appointed sign; Jdg_20:38 will then end with in the battle. The marg. may thus be disregarded.
and Benjamin etc.] A parallel version of Jdg_20:31-32.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (39) And when the men of Israel retired.—This merely…
(39) And when the men of Israel retired.—This merely repeats with more graphic details the fact already mentioned in Jdg_20:31. The “when” should be omitted, and from “Benjamin began” to the end of the next verse is parenthetic.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
This verse continues to give background information that the writer inserted to explain to the readers how the ambush defeated the Benjamites. (See: Background Information)
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would turn from the battle
"would retreat from the fight"
they are defeated before us
This can be stated in active form. AT: "we have defeated them" (See: Active or Passive)
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Benjamin
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