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Judges 20:23-25
International Standard Version
Judges 20:23-25
International Standard Version
23 From there[a] the Israelis went up and wept in the Lord’s presence until evening. Then they asked the Lord, “Should we attack the descendants of[b] Benjamin again?”
The Lord replied, “Attack them.”[c]
24 So the Israelis attacked the descendants of Benjamin for a second day, 25 and the tribe of Benjamin went to war against them from Gibeah during that second day, and 18,000 soldiers from the Israelis—all of them expert swordsmen—fell to the ground.
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- Judges 20:23 Lit. Then
- Judges 20:23 Lit. of my brother; the descendants of Benjamin personified as an individual
- Judges 20:23 Lit. him; i.e. the descendants of Benjamin personified as an individual
Judges 20:23-25
New International Version
Judges 20:23-25
New International Version
23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord(A) until evening,(B) and they inquired of the Lord.(C) They said, “Shall we go up again to fight(D) against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites?”
The Lord answered, “Go up against them.”
24 Then the Israelites drew near to Benjamin the second day. 25 This time, when the Benjamites came out from Gibeah to oppose them, they cut down another eighteen thousand Israelites,(E) all of them armed with swords.
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