Judges 20:39
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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.the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
In other translations
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.the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּהֲפֹךְvaiyahafokhand he turnedH2015אִישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478בַּמִּלְחָמָהbamilchamahin the battleH4421וּבִנְיָמִןuvinyaminand BenjaminH1144הֵחֵלhechelit beganH2490לְהַכּוֹתlehakotto strike downH5221חֲלָלִיםchalalimfatally woundedH2491בְּאִישׁ־be'ish-among [the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּשְׁלֹשִׁיםkishloshimabout thirtyH7970אִישׁ'ishmanH376כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'ameruthey saidH559אַךְ'akhsurelyH389נִגּוֹףnigofcertainly <to defeated>H5062נִגָּףnigaf[is] defeatedH5062הוּאhu'itH1931לְפָנֵינוּlefaneinu<to> before usH6440כַּמִּלְחָמָהkamilchamahlike the battleH4421הָרִאשֹׁנָה׃harishonah<the> firstH7223
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Related verses
- Judges 20:32And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
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