Parallel JDG 20:40

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OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby 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.

Wbstr 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-1769 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]

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KJB-1611 [fn]But when the flame began to arise vp out of the citie, with a pillar of smoke, the Beniamites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the citie ascended vp to heauen.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps 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 pillar of smoke, the Benyamites looked back, and behold the flambe of the whole city began to ascende up to heaven.)

Gnva 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 Benyamites looked back, and behold, the flame of the city began to ascend up to heaven. )

Cvdl 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 pillar of smoke to arise up from the city. And BenYamin looked behind them: and behold, the flamme of ye/you_all cite went up unto heaven.)

Wycl 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 pillar of smoke stie from the city; also Benyamin bihelde behind, when he saw the city taken, and flawmes born in hiye,)

Luth 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 caught at itself/yourself/themselves to erheben from the/of_the city a Rauch stracks above itself/yourself/themselves. And Benyamin turned itself/yourself/themselves behind sich, and look, there went the city all on to/toward heaven.)

ClVg 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 too aspiciens retro, when/with captam cerneret civitatem, and flammas in sublime ferri: )