Judges 20:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.”
Judges 20:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the middle of it.”
Judges 20:42 — World English Bible
Judges 20:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.”
Judges 20:42 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who <FI>are<Fi> from the city are destroying them in their midst;”
Judges 20:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.”
Judges 20:42 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore they fled before the men of Israel vnto the way of the wildernesse, but the battell ouertooke them: also they which came out of the cities, slew them among them.”
Judges 20:42 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:42 in Context — Judges 20
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.
41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.
42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
43 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.
What Does Judges 20:42 Mean?
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