KJV King James Version
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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Judges 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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.
WEB World English Bible
The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
ASV American Standard Version
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the men of Israel go out to battle with Benjamin, and the men of Israel set themselves in array with them, for battle against Gibeah,
Surrounding context — Judges 20
17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these [were] men of war.
18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.
19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
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.
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.
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.
23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּצֵא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleעִם־H5973 · imwithבִּנְיָמִ֑ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּH6186 · a.rakhto arrangeאִתָּ֧םH854 · etwithאִֽישׁ־H376 · ishmanיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַגִּבְעָֽה׃H1390 · giv.ahGibeah
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