30 The sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times. 31 (A)The sons of Benjamin went out [a]against the people and were drawn away from the city, and they began to strike [b]and kill some of the people as at other times, on the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the field, about thirty men of Israel. 32 The sons of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the sons of Israel said, “Let us flee that we may draw them away from the city to the highways.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:31 Lit to meet
  2. Judges 20:31 Lit slain ones