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Judges 20:32-34
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Judges 20:32-34
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32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat[a] and lure them[b] away from the city into the main roads.” 33 [c] All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah. 34 Then 10,000 men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, made a frontal assault against Gibeah; the battle was fierce.[d] But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.[e]
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- Judges 20:32 tn Or “run away.”
- Judges 20:32 tn Heb “him” (collective singular).
- Judges 20:33 sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.
- Judges 20:34 tn Heb “heavy”; or “severe.”
- Judges 20:34 tn Heb “And they did not know that touching against them was disaster.”
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