Parallel JDG 20:38

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BSB § The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

NET The Israelites and the men hiding in ambush had arranged a signal. When the men hiding in ambush sent up a smoke signal from the city,

LSV And the appointed sign of the men of Israel with the ambush was their causing a great volume of smoke to go up from the city.

FBV The agreement was that they would send up a great cloud of smoke to show the town had fallen.[fn]

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T4T  36-38 36-38The 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 Now the appointed time for the men of Israel with the ambush was that they sent up for them a great amount of smoke from the city.

BBE Now the sign fixed between the men of Israel and those making the surprise attack was that when they made a pillar of smoke go up from the town,

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait, that they should make a great beacon of smoke rise up out of the city. —

ASV Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

DRA Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken.

YLT And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush — their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.

DBY Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush, that they should make a thick column of smoke rise up out of the city.

RV Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

WBS Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke to rise from the city.

KJB Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.[fn][fn][fn]
  (Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.)

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BB And an appoyntment had the men of Israel from the lyers in wayt, that they should make a great flambe and smoke ryse vp out of the citie.
  (And an appoyntment had the men of Israel from the lyers in wayt, that they should make a great flambe and smoke rise up out of the city.)

GNV Also the men of Israel had appoynted a certaine time with the ambushmentes, that they should make a great flame and smoke rise vp out of the citie.
  (Also the men of Israel had appointed a certain time with the ambushmentes, that they should make a great flame and smoke rise up out of the city. )

CB They were appoynted betwene them selues the men of Israel and the hynder watch, to fall vpon them with the swerde, whan the smoke of the cite arose.
  (They were appointed between themselves the men of Israel and the hynder watch, to fall upon them with the swerde, when the smoke of the cite arose.)

WYC Sotheli the sones of Israel hadden youe a signe to hem whiche thei hadden set in buyschementis, that aftir that thei hadden take the citee, thei schulden kyndle fier, and that bi smook stiynge an hiy, thei schulden schewe the citee takun.
  (Truly the sons of Israel had given a sign to them which they had set in buyschementis, that after that they had take the city, they should kyndle fire, and that by smook stiynge an hiy, they should show the city taken.)

LUT Sie hatten aber eine Losung miteinander, die Männer von Israel und der Hinterhalt, mit dem Schwert über sie zu fallen, wenn der Rauch von der Stadt sich erhübe.
  (They/She hatten but one Losung miteinander, the men from Israel and the Hinterhalt, with to_him Schwert above they/she/them to fallen, when the Rauch from the city itself/yourself/themselves erhübe.)

CLV Signum autem dederant filii Israël his quos in insidiis collocaverant, ut postquam urbem cepissent, ignem accenderent: ut ascendente in altum fumo, captam urbem demonstrarent.
  (Signum however dederant children Israël his which in insidiis collocaverant, as postquam urbem cepissent, ignem accenderent: as ascendente in altum fumo, captam urbem demonstrarent. )

BRN And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a [fn]signal of smoke from the city.

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BrLXX Καὶ σημεῖον ἦν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ μετὰ τοῦ ἐνέδρου τῆς μάχης ἀνενέγκαι αὐτοὺς σύσσημον καπνοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως.
  (Kai saʸmeion aʸn tois huiois Israaʸl meta tou enedrou taʸs maⱪaʸs anenegkai autous sussaʸmon kapnou apo taʸs poleōs. )