Judges 20:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.”
Judges 20:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.”
Judges 20:38 — World English Bible
Judges 20:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. ”
Judges 20:38 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush--their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.”
Judges 20:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush, that they should make a thick column of smoke rise up out of the city. ”
Judges 20:38 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also the men of Israel had appoynted a certaine time with the ambushmentes, that they should make a great flame and smoke rise vp out of the citie.”
Judges 20:38 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:38 in Context — Judges 20
36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
40 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
What Does Judges 20:38 Mean?
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