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Judges 20:23-25
New English Translation
Judges 20:23-25
New English Translation
23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we[a] again march out to fight[b] the Benjaminites, our brothers?”[c] The Lord said, “Attack them.”[d] 24 So the Israelites marched toward[e] the Benjaminites the next day. 25 The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down 18,000 sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.[f]
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- Judges 20:23 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).
- Judges 20:23 tn Heb “approach for battle.”
- Judges 20:23 tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).
- Judges 20:23 tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).
- Judges 20:24 tn Heb “drew near to.”
- Judges 20:25 tn Heb “And Benjamin went out to meet them from Gibeah the second day, and they again struck down among the sons of Israel 18,000 men to the ground, all of these were wielding the sword.”
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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