Judges 20:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Judges 20:32 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 20:32 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 20:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let’s flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways.””

Judges 20:32 — World English Bible

Judges 20:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 away from the city unto the highways. ”

Judges 20:32 — American Standard Version

Judges 20:32 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sons of Benjamin say, `They are smitten before us as at the beginning;' but the sons of Israel said, `Let us flee, and draw them away out of the city, unto the highways.'”

Judges 20:32 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 20:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. And the children of Israel said, Let us flee, that we may draw them from the city to the highways. ”

Judges 20:32 — Darby Translation

Judges 20:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(For the children of Beniamin sayd, They are fallen before vs, as at the first. But the children of Israel saide, Let vs flee and plucke them away from the citie vnto the hie wayes)”

Judges 20:32 — Geneva Bible

Judges 20:32 in Context — Judges 20

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.

34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

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What Does Judges 20:32 Mean?

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