"They will comeout afterus untilwe have drawnthem awayfrom the city,for they will say,'[They] are fleeingbeforeus as at the first.'So we will fleebeforethem.
"For Pharaohwill sayof the sonsof Israel,'They are wanderingaimlesslyin the land;the wildernesshas shutthem in.'
"The enemysaid,'I will pursue,I will overtake,I will dividethe spoil;My desireshall be gratifiedagainst them; I will drawout my sword,my handwill destroythem.'
Becausethe sentenceagainst an evildeedis not executedquickly,thereforethe heartsof the sonsof menamong them are givenfullyto doevil.
Moreover,mandoes not knowhis time:like fishcaughtin a treacherousnetand birdstrappedin a snare,so the sonsof menare ensnaredat an eviltimewhen it suddenlyfallson them.
"Then I and allthe peoplewhoare with me will approachthe city.And whenthey comeout to meetus as at the first,we will fleebeforethem.
"And you shall risefrom [your] ambushand takepossessionof the city,for the LORDyour Godwill deliverit into your hand.
The sonsof Benjaminsaid,"They are struckdownbeforeus, as at the first."But the sonsof Israelsaid,"Let us fleethat we may drawthem awayfrom the cityto the highways."
