OET interlinear JDG 20:42

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְ⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_turned to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before (a)_man Yisrael to/towards road/way_of of,the_wilderness and,the,battle it,overtook_him and=which [were]_from,the,cities destroyed ,him in,the_midst_of,of_him )

The pronoun him refers to the army of Benjamin. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [overtook the Benjaminite army]

Note 2 topic: translate-plural

וַ⁠אֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ⁠הֶ֣⁠עָרִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_turned to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before (a)_man Yisrael to/towards road/way_of of,the_wilderness and,the,battle it,overtook_him and=which [were]_from,the,cities destroyed ,him in,the_midst_of,of_him )

The author is using the plural form cities in a context where the singular term “city” would suffice. This suggests that he may be using the plural form for emphasis. Your language may use plural forms in the same way. If not, you could express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [and those who were coming out of the city, where the Benjaminites could no longer find refuge]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים אוֹת֖⁠וֹ בְּ⁠תוֹכֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_turned to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before (a)_man Yisrael to/towards road/way_of of,the_wilderness and,the,battle it,overtook_him and=which [were]_from,the,cities destroyed ,him in,the_midst_of,of_him )

The pronoun him refers in the first instance to the Benjaminite army, and it refers in the second instance to the Israelite army. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers and to express the meaning more naturally. Alternate translation: [were destroying the Benjaminites, who were now in the midst of the Israelite army]