Judges 20:39 - The Scriptures 2009

then the men of Yisra’ĕl would turn in battle, and Binyamin began to strike dead about thirty of the men of Yisra’ĕl. For they said, “They are indeed smitten before us, as at the first battle.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The men of Israel should all turn back in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to smite and kill some of the men of Israel, about thirty persons. They said, Surely they are falling before us as in the first battle.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and 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.

Common English Bible

the Israelites would turn around in battle. The Benjaminites had begun to defeat some of the Israelites and had killed about thirty men, thinking, They are definitely going to be wiped out before us, as in the first battle!

Catholic Public Domain Version

And then, the sons of Israel discerned this sign during the battle (for the sons of Benjamin had thought that they fled, and they pursued them forcefully, cutting down thirty men from their army).

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when the children of Israel saw this in the battle (for the children of Benjamin thought they fled and pursued them vigorously, killing thirty men of their army):

Judges 20:39 Cross References

Psalm 78:9

The children of Ephrayim, armed bowmen, Turned back in the day of battle.

Judges 20:32

And the children of Binyamin said, “They are going to be smitten before us, as previously.” But the children of Yisra’ĕl said, “Let us flee and draw them away from the city to the highways.”