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  20:1 ¶
And all the children of Israel went out, and all the congregation was gathered as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba{gr.Bersabee}, and in the land of Gilead{gr.Galaad}, to the Lord at Mizpeh{gr.Massepha}. |
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20:1 ¶
Then all°
the children°
of Israel°
went out,°°
and the congregation°
was gathered together°°
as one°
man,°
from Dan°°
even to°
Beersheba,°
with the land°
of Gilead,°
unto°
Yahweh°
in Mizpeh.° |
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20:2
And all the tribes of Israel stood before the Lord in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. |
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20:2
And the chief°
of all°
the people,°
[even] of all°
the tribes°
of Israel,°
presented°°
themselves°
in the assembly°
of the people°
of Elohim,°
four°
hundred°
thousand°
footmen°°
that drew°°
sword.° |
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20:3
And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh{gr.Massepha}: and the children of Israel came and said, Tell us, where did this wickedness take place? |
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20:3
(Now the children°
of Benjamin°
heard°°
that°
the children°
of Israel°
were gone up°°
to Mizpeh.)°
Then said°°
the children°
of Israel,°
Tell°°
[us], how°
was°°
this°
wickedness?° |
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20:4
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I and my concubine went to Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} of Benjamin to lodge. |
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20:4
And the Levite,°°
the husband°
of the woman°
that was slain,°°
answered°°
and said,°°
I came°°
into Gibeah°
that°
[belongeth] to Benjamin,°
I°
and my concubine,°
to lodge.°° |
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20:5
And the men of Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead. |
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20:5
And the men°
of Gibeah°
rose°°
against°
me, and beset°°
the house°
round about°°°°
upon°
me by night,°
[and] thought°°
to have slain°°
me: and my concubine°
have they forced,°°
that she is dead.°° |
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20:6
And I laid hold of my concubine, and divided her in pieces, and sent [the parts] into every coast of the inheritance of the children of Israel; for they have wrought lewdness and abomination in Israel. |
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20:6
And I took°°
my concubine,°
and cut her in pieces,°°
and sent°°
her throughout all°
the country°
of the inheritance°
of Israel:°
for°
they have committed°°
lewdness°
and folly°
in Israel.° |
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20:7
Behold, all ye [are] children of Israel; and consider and take counsel here among yourselves. |
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20:7
Behold,°
ye [are] all°
children°
of Israel;°
give°°
here°
your advice°
and counsel.° |
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20:8 ¶
And all the people rose up as one man, saying, No one of us shall return to his tent, and no one of us shall return to his house. |
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20:8 ¶
And all°
the people°
arose°°
as one°
man,°
saying,°°
We will not°
any°
[of us] go°°°
to his tent,°
neither°
will we any°
[of us] turn°°
into his house.° |
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20:9
And now this [is] the thing which shall be done in Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}; we will go up against it by lot. |
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20:9
But now°
this°
[shall be] the thing°
which°
we will do°°
to Gibeah;°
[we will go up] by lot°
against°
it; |
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20:10
Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten thousand, to take provision, to cause them to come to Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} of Benjamin, to do to it according to all the abomination, which they wrought in Israel. |
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20:10
And we will take°°
ten°
men°°
of an hundred°
throughout all°
the tribes°
of Israel,°
and an hundred°
of a thousand,°
and a thousand°
out of ten thousand,°
to fetch°°
victual°
for the people,°
that they may do,°°
when they come°°
to Gibeah°
of Benjamin,°
according to all°
the folly°
that°
they have wrought°°
in Israel.° |
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20:11
And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one man. |
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20:11
So all°
the men°
of Israel°
were gathered°°
against°
the city,°
knit together°
as one°
man.° |
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20:12 ¶
And the tribes of Israel sent men through the whole tribe of Benjamin, saying, What [is] this wickedness that has been wrought among you? |
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20:12 ¶
And the tribes°
of Israel°
sent°°
men°°
through all°
the tribe°
of Benjamin,°
saying,°°
What°
wickedness°
[is] this°
that°
is done°°
among you? |
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20:13
Now then give up the men the sons of transgressors that are in Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, and we will put them to death, and purge out wickedness from Israel: but the children of Benjamin consented not to hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel. |
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20:13
Now°
therefore deliver°°
[us]°
the men,°°
the children°
of Belial,°
which°
[are] in Gibeah,°
that we may put them to death,°°
and put away°°
evil°
from Israel.°°
But the children°
of Benjamin°
would°°
not°
hearken°°
to the voice°
of their brethren°
the children°
of Israel:° |
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20:14
And the children of Benjamin were gathered from their cities to Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, to go forth to fight with the children of Israel. |
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20:14
But the children°
of Benjamin°
gathered themselves together°°
out of°
the cities°
unto Gibeah,°
to go out°°
to battle°
against°
the children°
of Israel.° |
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20:15
And the children of Benjamin from their cities were numbered in that day, twenty-three thousand, [every] man drawing a sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men of all the people, able to use both hands alike; |
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20:15
And the children°
of Benjamin°
were numbered°°
at that°
time°
out of the cities°°
twenty°
and six°
thousand°
men°
that drew°°
sword,°
beside°
the inhabitants°°°
of Gibeah,°
which were numbered°°
seven°
hundred°
chosen°°°
men.° |
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20:16
All these could sling with stones at a hair, and not miss. |
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20:16
Among all°°
this°
people°
[there were] seven°
hundred°
chosen°°
men°
lefthanded;°°°
every one°°
could sling°°
stones°
at°
an hair°
[breadth], and not°
miss.°° |
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20:17
And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these [were] men of war. |
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20:17
And the men°
of Israel,°
beside°
Benjamin,°°
were numbered°°
four°
hundred°
thousand°
men°
that drew°°
sword:°
all°
these°
[were] men°
of war.° |
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20:18 ¶
And they arose and went up to Bethel{gr.Baethel}, and enquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah{gr.Juda} shall go up first as leader. |
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20:18 ¶
And the children°
of Israel°
arose,°°
and went up°°
to the house°
of El,°°°
and asked°°
counsel°
of Elohim,°
and said,°°
Which°
of us shall go up°°
first°
to the battle°
against°
the children°
of Benjamin?°
And Yahweh°
said,°°
Judah°
[shall go up] first.° |
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20:19
And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}. |
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20:19
And the children°
of Israel°
rose up°°
in the morning,°
and encamped°°
against°
Gibeah.° |
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20:20
And they went out, all the men of Israel, to fight with Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}. |
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20:20
And the men°
of Israel°
went out°°
to battle°
against°
Benjamin;°
and the men°
of Israel°
put themselves in array°°
to fight°
against°
them at°
Gibeah.° |
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20:21
And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground. |
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20:21
And the children°
of Benjamin°
came forth°°
out of°
Gibeah,°
and destroyed down°°
to the ground°
of the Israelites°
that°
day°
twenty°
and two°
thousand°
men.° |
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20:22
And the men of Israel strengthened themselves, and again engaged in battle in the place where they had engaged on the first day. |
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20:22
And the people°
the men°
of Israel°
encouraged°°
themselves,°
and set°
their battle°
again°°
in array°°
in the place°
where°°
they put themselves in array°°
the first°
day.° |
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20:23
And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw nigh to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them. |
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20:23
(And the children°
of Israel°
went up°°
and wept°°
before°
Yahweh°
until°
even,°
and asked°°
counsel°
of Yahweh,°
saying,°°
Shall I go up°°
again°°
to battle°
against°
the children°
of Benjamin°
my brother?°
And Yahweh°
said,°°
Go up°°
against°
him.) |
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20:24
And the children of Israel advanced against the children of Benjamin on the second day. |
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20:24
And the children°
of Israel°
came near°°
against°
the children°
of Benjamin°
the second°
day.° |
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20:25
And the children of Benjamin went forth to meet them from Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} on the second day, and destroyed of the children of Israel yet further eighteen thousand men down to the ground: all these drew sword. |
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20:25
And Benjamin°
went forth°°
against°°
them out of°
Gibeah°
the second°
day,°
and destroyed°
down°°
to the ground°
of the children°
of Israel°
again°
eighteen°°
thousand°
men;°
all°
these°
drew°°
the sword.° |
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20:26 ¶
And the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel{gr.Baethel}; and they wept, and sat there before the Lord; and they fasted on that day until evening, and offered whole-burnt-offerings and perfect sacrifices, before the Lord, |
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20:26 ¶
Then all°
the children°
of Israel,°
and all°
the people,°
went up,°°
and came°°
unto the house°
of El,°°°
and wept,°°
and sat°°
there°
before°
Yahweh,°
and fasted°°
that°
day°
until°
even,°
and offered°°
burnt offerings°
and peace offerings°
before°
Yahweh.° |
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20:27
for the ark of the Lord God [was] there in those days, |
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20:27
And the children°
of Israel°
enquired°°
of Yahweh,°
(for the ark°
of the covenant°
of Elohim°
[was] there°
in those°
days,° |
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20:28
and Phinehas{gr.Phinees} the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron stood before it in those days; and the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we yet again go forth to fight with our brethren the sons of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up, to-morrow I will give them into your hands. |
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20:28
And Phinehas,°
the son°
of Eleazar,°
the son°
of Aaron,°
stood°°
before°
it in those°
days,)°
saying,°°
Shall I yet°
again°°
go out°°
to battle°
against°
the children°
of Benjamin°
my brother,°
or°
shall I cease?°°
And Yahweh°
said,°°
Go up;°°
for°
to morrow°
I will deliver°°
them into thine hand.° |
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20:29
And the children of Israel set an ambush against Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} round about [it]. |
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20:29
And Israel°
set°°
liers in wait°°
round about°°
Gibeah.° |
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20:30
And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and arrayed themselves against Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} as before. |
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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.° |
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20:31
And the children of Benjamin went out to meet the people, and were all drawn out of the city, and began to smite and slay the people as before in the roads, whereof one goes up to Bethel{gr.Baethel}, and one to Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} in the field, about thirty men of Israel. |
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20:31
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 El,°°°
and the other°
to Gibeah°
in the field,°
about thirty°
men°
of Israel.° |
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20:32
And the children of Benjamin said, They fall before us as at the first: but the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them out from the city into the roads; and they did so. |
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20:32
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.° |
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20:33
And all the men rose up out of their places, and engaged in Baal Tamar{gr.Thamar}; and the liers in wait of Israel advanced from their place from Maraagabe. |
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20:33
And all°
the men°
of Israel°
rose up°°
out of their place,°°
and put themselves in array°°
at Baaltamar:°
and the liers in wait°°
of Israel°
came forth°°
out of their places,°°
[even] out of the meadows°°
of Gibeah.°°° |
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20:34
And there came over against Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel; and the fight [was] severe; and they knew not that evil was coming upon them. |
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20:34
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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20:35
And the Lord smote Benjamin before the children of Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin in that day a hundred and twenty-five thousand men: all these drew sword. |
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20:35
And Yahweh°
smote°°°
Benjamin°
before°
Israel:°
and the children°
of Israel°
destroyed°°
of the Benjamites°°
that°
day°
twenty°
and five°
thousand°
and an hundred°
men:°
all°
these°
drew°°
the sword.° |
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20:36
And the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted in the ambuscade which they had prepared against Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}. |
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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.° |
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20:37
And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they moved toward Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword. |
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20:37
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.° |
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20:38
And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a signal of smoke from the city. |
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20:38
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.° |
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20:39
And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gibeah{gr.Gabaa}, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to smite down wounded ones among the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle. |
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20:39
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.° |
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20:40
And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven. |
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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.° |
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20:41
And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon them. |
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20:41
And when the men°
of Israel°
turned again,°°
the men°
of Benjamin°
were amazed:°°
for°
they saw°°
that°
evil°
was come°°
upon°
them. |
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20:42
And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them. |
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20:42
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. |
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20:43
And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nua closely till they came opposite Gibeah{gr.Gabaa} on the east. |
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20:43
[Thus] they inclosed°°
the Benjamites°
round about,°°°°
[and] chased°°
them, [and] trode them down°°
with ease°
over against°°
Gibeah°
toward the sunrising.°°° |
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20:44
And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these [were] men of might. |
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20:44
And there fell°°
of Benjamin°°
eighteen°°
thousand°
men;°°
all°
these°
[were] men°°
of valour.° |
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20:45
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon{gr.Remmon}; and the children of Israel picked off of them five thousand men; and the children of Israel went down after them as far as Gedan, and they smote of them two thousand men. |
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20:45
And they turned°°
and fled°°
toward the wilderness°
unto°
the rock°
of Rimmon:°
and they gleaned°°
of them in the highways°
five°
thousand°
men;°
and pursued°°
hard°
after°
them unto°
Gidom,°
and slew°°
two thousand°
men°
of°
them. |
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20:46
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might. |
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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.° |
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20:47
And the rest turned, and fled to the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon{gr.Remmon}, even [six] hundred men; and they sojourned four months in the rock of Rimmon{gr.Remmon}. |
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20:47
But six°
hundred°
men°
turned°°
and fled°°
to the wilderness°
unto°
the rock°
Rimmon,°
and abode°°
in the rock°
Rimmon°
four°
months.° |
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20:48
And the children of Israel returned to the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the city of Methla, even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: and they burnt with fire the cities they found. |
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20:48
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.°° |
