Judges 20:37
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And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
In other translations
And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
Hebrew words
וְהָאֹרֵבveha'orevand the ambusherH693הֵחִישׁוּhechishuthey made hasteH2363וַיִּפְשְׁטוּvaiyifshetuand they made a raidH6584אֶל־'el-againstH413הַגִּבְעָהhagiv'ah<the> GibeahH1390וַיִּמְשֹׁךְvaiyimshokhand he marchedH4900הָאֹרֵבha'orevthe ambusherH693וַיַּךְvaiyakhand he struckH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892לְפִי־lefi-to [the] mouth ofH6310חָרֶב׃charev[the] swordH2719
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Related verses
- Joshua 8:19And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
- Exodus 19:13There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
- Joshua 6:5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
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People and places
Places: Gibeah