Parallel JDG 20:40

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BSB But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.

NET But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky.

LSV but the volume has begun to go up from the city—a pillar of smoke—and Benjamin turns behind, and behold, the perfection of the city has gone up toward the heavens.

FBV However, when the Israelites saw the columns of smoke rising heavenwards to form a great cloud over the whole of the town,

T4T But then smoke from the burning buildings began to rise up from the city. The men of the tribe of Benjamin turned around and saw that the whole city was burning.

LEB And the cloud of smoke began to go up from the city in a column of smoke, and Benjamin turned backward, and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke![fn]

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BBE Then the sign went up out of the town in the pillar of smoke, and the Benjamites, turning back, saw all the town going up in smoke to heaven.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

ASV But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

DRA And perceived as it were a pillar of smoke rise up from the city; and Benjamin looking back, saw that the city was taken, and that the flames ascended on high:

YLT and the volume hath begun to go up from the city — a pillar of smoke — and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.

DBY And when the burning began to rise up out of the city as a pillar of smoke, Benjamin looked behind, and behold, the whole city ascended [in smoke] to the heavens.

RV But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

WBS But when the flame began to rise from the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended to heaven.

KJB But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.[fn]
  (But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.)

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BB But when there began to aryse out of the citie a flambe as a piller of smoke, the Beniamites loked backe, & behold the flambe of the whole citie began to ascende vp to heauen.
  (But when there began to arise out of the city a flambe as a piller of smoke, the Beniamites looked backe, and behold the flambe of the whole city began to ascende up to heaven.)

GNV But when the flame bega to arise out of the citie, as a pillar of smoke, the Beniamites looked backe, and behold, the flame of the citie began to ascend vp to heauen.
  (But when the flame bega to arise out of the city, as a pillar of smoke, the Beniamites looked backe, and behold, the flame of the city began to ascend up to heaven. )

CB then beganne there a piler of smoke to arise vp from the cite. And BenIamin loked behinde them: and beholde, the flamme of ye cite wente vp vnto heauen.
  (then began there a piler of smoke to arise up from the city. And BenIamin looked behind them: and behold, the flamme of ye/you_all cite went up unto heaven.)

WYC and `the sones of Israel sien as a piler of smoke stie fro the citee; also Beniamyn bihelde bihynde, whanne he siy the citee takun, and flawmes borun in hiye,
  (and `the sons of Israel sien as a piler of smoke stie from the citee; also Beniamyn bihelde behind, when he saw the city taken, and flawmes born in hiye,)

LUT da fing an sich zu erheben von der Stadt ein Rauch stracks über sich. Und Benjamin wandte sich hinter sich, und siehe, da ging die Stadt ganz auf gen Himmel.
  (da fing at itself/yourself/themselves to erheben from the city a Rauch stracks above itself/yourself/themselves. And Benjamin wandte itself/yourself/themselves hinter sich, and siehe, there went the city ganz on gen heaven.)

CLV et viderent quasi columnam fumi de civitate conscendere: Benjamin quoque aspiciens retro, cum captam cerneret civitatem, et flammas in sublime ferri:
  (and viderent as_if columnam fumi about civitate conscendere: Benyamin quoque aspiciens retro, when/with captam cerneret civitatem, and flammas in sublime ferri: )

BRN And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven.

BrLXX Καὶ τὸ σύσσημον ἀνέβη ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπὶ τῆς πόλεως ὡς στύλος καπνοῦ· καὶ ἐπέβλεψε Βενιαμὶν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνέβη ἡ συντέλεια τῆς πόλεως ἕως οὐρανοῦ.
  (Kai to sussaʸmon anebaʸ epi pleion epi taʸs poleōs hōs stulos kapnou; kai epeblepse Beniamin opisō autou, kai idou anebaʸ haʸ sunteleia taʸs poleōs heōs ouranou. )