Judges 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.”
Judges 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.”
Judges 20:21 — World English Bible
Judges 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men. ”
Judges 20:21 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men--to the earth.”
Judges 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Benjamin went forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty-two thousand men. ”
Judges 20:21 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the children of Beniamin came out of Gibeah, and slewe downe to the ground of the Israelites that day two and twentie thousand men.”
Judges 20:21 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:21 in Context — Judges 20
19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)
What Does Judges 20:21 Mean?
Judges 20:21 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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