Verse List for JDG 20:37

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OET (OET-RV) Then the group hiding in ambush had rushed out and spread out around Gibeah, then had gone in and attacked the entire city with their swords.

OET-LV And_the_ambusher they _made _haste and_they _made _a _raid against (the)_Giⱱˊāh and_he _marched the_ambusher and_he _struck _down DOM all _of the_city to_the_mouth _of the_sword.

ULT And the ambush hurried and spread out against Gibeah, and the ambush marched out and struck all of the city to the mouth of the sword.

UST Those soldiers who had been hiding came out and rushed quickly into Gibeah. They killed everyone who lived in the city.

BSB & MSB The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE & WMBB The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.

NET The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash to Gibeah. They attacked and put the sword to the entire city.

LSV and the ambush has hurried, and pushes against Gibeah, and the ambush draws itself out, and strikes the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword.

FBV The men from the ambush raced to attack the town, and they killed everyone in it.

T4T 36-38 The main group of Israeli men arranged with the men who would be hiding that they should send up a smoke signal to enable the main group of soldiers to know when they should attack. Then the main group of Israeli men retreated for a short distance, because they knew that the other Israeli men who had been hiding on the other side of Gibeah would attack the people of the tribe of Benjamin by surprise. So after the main group of Israeli men retreated a little distance, the men who had been hiding rushed out and ran into Gibeah and used their swords to kill everyone in the city. Then they started to burn the buildings.

LEB And the ambush came quickly and advanced against Gibeah, and it _⌊put the whole city to the sword_⌋.[fn]

BBE And the watchers, rushing on Gibeah and overrunning it, put all the town to the sword without mercy.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And the liers-in-wait hastened, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew forth, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

ASV And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

DRA And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

YLT and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword.

Drby And the ambush hasted, and fell upon Gibeah; and the ambush drew along, and smote the whole city with the edge of the sword.

RV And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
(And the liars in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liars in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.)

SLT And the ambush hasted, and they will spread out against Gibeah; and the ambush will draw out and will strike all the city with the mouth of the sword.

Wbstr And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

KJB-1769 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.[fn]
(And the liars in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liars in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.)

KJB-1611 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed vpon Gibeah, and the liers in wait [fn]drew themselues along, and smote all the citie with the edge of the sword.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And the lyers in wayte hasted, & brake foorth against Gibea, & the embushment drewe them selues along, and smote all the citie with the edge of the sworde.
(And the liars in wait hasted, and brake forth against Gibea, and the embushment drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.)

Gnva And they that lay in wait hasted, and brake forth toward Gibeah, and the ambushment drewe themselues along, and smote all the citie with the edge of the sword.
(And they that lay in wait hasted, and brake forth toward Gibeah, and the ambushment drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.)

Cvdl And the watch made haist also, & brake forth vnto Gibea, and wente vpon it, and smote all the cite with the edge of ye swerde.
(And the watch made haste also, and brake forth unto Gibea, and went upon it, and smote all the cite with the edge of ye/you_all sword.)

Wycl And whanne thei hadden rise sudenli fro hid places, and Beniamyn yaf backis to the sleeris, thei entriden in to the citee, and smytiden it by the scharpnesse of swerd.
(And when they had rise suddenly from hid places, and Benyamin gave backs to the slayers, they entered in to the city, and smote it by the scharpness of sword.)

Luth Und der Hinterhalt eilete auch und brach hervor zu Gibea zu; und zog sich hinan und schlug die ganze Stadt mit der Schärfe des Schwerts.
(And the/of_the Hinterhalt rushed also and broke out to/for Gibea to/for; and pulled itself/yourself/themselves up and hit/beat(v) the whole/all city with the/of_the Schärfe the swords.)

ClVg Qui cum repente de latibulis surrexissent, et Benjamin terga cædentibus daret, ingressi sunt civitatem, et percusserunt eam in ore gladii.
(Who when/with suddenly from/about latibulis surrexissent, and Benyamin back killntibus would_give, having_entered are the_city, and they_struck her in/into/on vocally swords.)

UHB וְ⁠הָ⁠אֹרֵ֣ב הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ וַֽ⁠יִּפְשְׁט֖וּ אֶל־הַ⁠גִּבְעָ֑ה וַ⁠יִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הָ⁠אֹרֵ֔ב וַ⁠יַּ֥ךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָ⁠עִ֖יר לְ⁠פִי־חָֽרֶב׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς ὑποχωρῆσαι, καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον ἐκινήθη· καὶ ἐξέτειναν ἐπὶ τὴν Γαβαὰ, καὶ ἐξεχύθη τὸ ἔνεδρον, καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὴν πόλιν ἐν στόματι ῥομφαίας.

BrTr And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they [fn]moved on toward Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword.