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Judges 20:37-39
New English Translation

37 The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash[a] to Gibeah. They[b] attacked[c] and put the sword to the entire city. 38 The Israelites and the men hiding in ambush had arranged a signal. When the men hiding in ambush[d] sent up a smoke signal from the city, 39 the Israelites counterattacked.[e] Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites;[f] they struck down[g] about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

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  1. Judges 20:37 tn Heb “hurried and put off [their hiding place].”
  2. Judges 20:37 tn Heb “the men hiding in ambush.”
  3. Judges 20:37 tn Or “deployed.” The verb normally means “to lead” or “to draw.”
  4. Judges 20:38 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men hiding in ambush) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Judges 20:39 tn Heb “turned in the battle.”
  6. Judges 20:39 tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”
  7. Judges 20:39 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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