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 Cependant une épaisse colonne de fumée commençait à s’élever de la ville. Les Benjamites regardèrent derrière eux; et voici, de la ville entière les flammes montaient vers le ciel.
41 Les hommes d’Israël avaient fait volte-face; et ceux de Benjamin furent épouvantés, en voyant le désastre qui allait les atteindre.
42 Ils tournèrent le dos devant les hommes d’Israël, et s’enfuirent par le chemin du désert. Mais les assaillants s’attachèrent à leurs pas, et ils détruisirent pendant le trajet ceux qui étaient sortis des villes.
43 Ils enveloppèrent Benjamin, le poursuivirent, l’écrasèrent dès qu’il voulait se reposer, jusqu’en face de Guibea du côté du soleil levant.
44 Il tomba dix-huit mille hommes de Benjamin, tous vaillants.
What Does Judges 20:42 Mean?
Judges 20:42 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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