Judges 20:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. ”

Judges 20:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 20:48 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 20:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword—including the entire city, the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover they set all the cities which they found on fire.”

Judges 20:48 — World English Bible

Judges 20:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. ”

Judges 20:48 — American Standard Version

Judges 20:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, --men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire.”

Judges 20:48 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 20:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of [every] city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire. ”

Judges 20:48 — Darby Translation

Judges 20:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the men of Israel returned vnto the children of Beniamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the men of the citie vnto the beasts, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they coulde come by. ”

Judges 20:48 — Geneva Bible

Judges 20:48 in Context — Judges 20

46 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

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What Does Judges 20:48 Mean?

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