Judges 20:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.”
Judges 20:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.”
Judges 20:31 — World English Bible
Judges 20:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel. ”
Judges 20:31 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and begin to smite <FI>some<Fi> of the people--wounded as time by time, in the highways (of which one is going up to Beth-El, and the other to Gibeah in the field), <FI>are<Fi> about thirty men of Israel.”
Judges 20:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city, and began to smite of the people, slaying as at the former times, in the highways, of which one leads to Bethel and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. ”
Judges 20:31 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the children of Beniamin comming out against the people, were drawen from the citie: and they began to smite of ye people and kill as at other times, euen by the wayes in the fielde (whereof one goeth vp to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) vpon a thirtie men of Israel.”
Judges 20:31 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:31 in Context — Judges 20
29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
32 And 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.
33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal–tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
What Does Judges 20:31 Mean?
Judges 20:31 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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