Parallel JDG 20:31

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BSB The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

NET The Benjaminites attacked the army, leaving the city unguarded. They began to strike down their enemy just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down about thirty Israelites.

LSV And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and begin to strike [some] of the people—wounded as time by time—in the highways (of which one is going up to Beth-El, and the other to Gibeah in the field), [are] about thirty men of Israel.

FBV The Benjamites came out to attack them and were lured away from the town as they began to kill Israelites as they had before. Some thirty Israelites died on the battlefield and along the roads, the one that goes towards Bethel and the other that goes back towards Gibeah.

T4T When the men of the tribe of Benjamin came out of the city to fight against them, the Israeli men retreated away from the city, and the men of the tribe of Benjamin pursued them. The men of the tribe of Benjamin killed many Israelis, like they had done before. They killed about 30 Israelis. They killed some in the fields, and they killed some on the road that went to Bethel and on the road that went to Gibeah.

LEB The descendants[fn] of Benjamin went out to meet the troops, and they luredthem away from the city and began to inflict casualties on the troops as before, on the main road, one of which goes up to Bethel, the other to Gibeah; and in the field there were about thirty men of Israel.

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BBE And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, moving away from the town; and as before, at their first attack, they put to death about thirty men of Israel on the highways, of which one goes up to Beth-el and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the field, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, about thirty men of Israel.

ASV And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

DRA And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel, and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men:

YLT And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and begin to smite [some] of the people — wounded as time by time, in the highways (of which one is going up to Beth-El, and the other to Gibeah in the field), [are] about thirty men of Israel.

DBY And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city, and began to smite of the people, slaying as at the former times, in the highways, of which one leads to Bethel and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

RV And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

WBS And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

KJB And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.[fn][fn]
  (And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth/goes up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.)

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BB And the children of Beniamin came out against the people, & were drawen away from the citie, & they began to smite of ye people, dead as twise before, by two hye wayes in the fielde (of whiche one goeth vp to the house of god, & the other to Gibea) vpon a thirtie men of Israel.
  (And the children of Beniamin came out against the people, and were drawen away from the city, and they began to smite of ye/you_all people, dead as twice before, by two high ways in the field (of which one goeth/goes up to the house of god, and the other to Gibea) upon a thirtie men of Israel.)

GNV Then the children of Beniamin comming out against the people, were drawen from the citie: and they began to smite of ye people and kill as at other times, euen by the wayes in the fielde (whereof one goeth vp to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) vpon a thirtie men of Israel.
  (Then the children of Beniamin coming out against the people, were drawen from the citie: and they began to smite of ye/you_all people and kill as at other times, even by the ways in the field (whereof one goeth/goes up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) upon a thirtie men of Israel. )

CB The came the children of Ben Iamin out agaynst the people, & brake out of the cite, & beganne to slaye certayne wounded of the people (like as the other two times afore) in the felde vpon two stretes: wherof one goeth towarde Bethel, the other vnto Gilead vpon a thirtye men in Israel.
  (The came the children of Ben Iamin out against the people, and brake out of the city, and began to slay/kill certain wounded of the people (like as the other two times afore) in the field upon two stretes: wherof one goeth/goes towarde Bethel, the other unto Gilead upon a thirtye men in Israel.)

WYC But also the sones of Beniamyn braken out of the citee booldli, and pursueden ferthere the aduersaryes fleynge, so that thei woundiden of hem, as in the firste dai and the secounde, and killiden bi twey paththis `the aduersaries turnynge backis; of whiche paththis oon was borun in to Bethel, the tother in to Gabaa. And thei castiden doun aboute thretti men;
  (But also the sons of Beniamyn braken out of the city booldli, and pursueden ferthere the aduersaryes fleynge, so that they woundiden of them, as in the first day and the secounde, and killed by two paththis `the aduersaries turnynge backis; of which paththis one was born in to Bethel, the tother in to Gabaa. And they cast/throw down about thretti men;)

LUT Da fuhren die Kinder Benjamin heraus dem Volk entgegen und rissen sich von der Stadt und fingen an zu schlagen und zu verwunden vom Volk, wie zuvor zweimal, im Felde auf zwo Straßen, deren eine gen Bethel, die andere gen Gibea gehet, bei dreißig Mann in Israel.
  (So fuhren the children Benjamin heraus to_him people entgegen and rissen itself/yourself/themselves from the city and fingen at to schlagen and to verwunden from_the people, like zuvor zweimal, in_the Felde on zwo Straßen, deren one gen Bethel, the other gen Gibea gehet, bei threeßig man in Israel.)

CLV Sed et filii Benjamin audacter eruperunt de civitate, et fugientes adversarios longius persecuti sunt, ita ut vulnerarent ex eis sicut primo die et secundo, et cæderent per duas semitas vertentes terga, quarum una ferebatur in Bethel et altera in Gabaa, atque prosternerent triginta circiter viros:
  (Sed and children Benyamin audacter eruperunt about civitate, and fugientes adversarios longius persecuti are, ita as vulnerarent ex eis like primo die and secundo, and cæderent per duas semitas vertentes terga, quarum una ferebatur in Bethel and altera in Gabaa, atque prosternerent triginta circiter viros: )

BRN And the children of Benjamin went out to meet the people, and [fn]were all drawn out of the city, and began to smite and slay the people as before in the roads, [fn]whereof one goes up to Bæthel, and one to Gabaa in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ υἱοὶ Βενιαμὶν εἰς συνάντησιν τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐξεκενώθησαν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἤρξαντο πατάσσειν ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ τραυματίας ὡς ἅπαξ καὶ ἅπαξ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς, ἥ ἐστι μία ἀναβαίνουσα εἰς Βαιθὴλ, καὶ μία εἰς Γαβαὰ ἐν ἀγρῷ, ὡς τριάκοντα ἄνδρας ἐν Ἰσραήλ.
  (Kai exaʸlthon hoi huioi Beniamin eis sunantaʸsin tou laou, kai exekenōthaʸsan ek taʸs poleōs, kai aʸrxanto patassein apo tou laou traumatias hōs hapax kai hapax en tais hodois, haʸ esti mia anabainousa eis Baithaʸl, kai mia eis Gabaʼa en agrōi, hōs triakonta andras en Israaʸl. )