JDG 20:41 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then the main Israeli force stopped retreating and turned back to attack again. The Benyamites were horrified because they now saw that disaster had struck them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἀνὴρ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπέστρεψε· καὶ ἔσπευσαν ἄνδρες Βενιαμὶν, ὅτι εἶδον ὅτι συνήντησεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἡ πονηρία.
(Kai anaʸr Israaʸl epestrepse; kai espeusan andres Beniamin, hoti eidon hoti sunaʸntaʸsen epʼ autous haʸ ponaʸria. )

BrTr And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hasted, because they saw that evil had come upon them.

ULT And a man of Israel turned, and a man of Benjamin was alarmed, for he saw that harm had touched upon him.

UST The main group of Israelite men also saw the smoke, and so they turned around and began to attack the Benjaminites. The soldiers from the tribe of Benjamin became very afraid, because they realized that they were going to be badly defeated.

BSB Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the Israelites turned around, the Benjaminites panicked because they could see that disaster was on their doorstep.

LSV And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the calamity has struck against them—

FBV they turned on their enemies. The Benjamites were horrified when they saw it and realized they were doomed.

T4T Then the main group of Israeli men also saw the smoke, and they knew that the smoke signaled that they should turn around and begin to attack. The men of the tribe of Benjamin were very afraid, because they realized that they were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE And the men of Israel had made a turn about, and the men of Benjamin were overcome with fear, for they saw that evil had overtaken them.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were amazed; for they saw that evil was come upon them.

ASV And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that evil was come upon them.

DRA They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces stood bravely against them; which the children of Benjamin seeing, turned their backs,

YLT And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the evil hath stricken against them —

Drby Then the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin were amazed, for they saw that disaster was come upon them.

RV And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

SLT And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin will hasten, for they saw that evil touched upon them.

Wbstr And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil had come upon them.

KJB-1769 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.[fn]

20.41 was come…: Heb. touched them

KJB-1611 And when the men of Israel turned againe, the men of Beniamin were amased; for they saw that euill [fn]was come vpon them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

20:41 Heb. touched them.

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva Then the men of Israel turned againe, and the men of Beniamin were astonied: for they saw that euill was neere vnto them.
(Then the men of Israel turned again, and the men of Benyamin were astonished: for they saw that evil was near unto them. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg qui prius simulaverant fugam, versa facie fortius resistebant. Quod cum vidissent filii Benjamin, in fugam versi sunt,
(who first/before simulaverant flightm, versa face braveus resistebant. That when/with I_sawssent children Benyamin, in/into/on flightm versi are, )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָפַ֔ךְ

and,men_of Yisrael turned

The author is not referring to a specific man. He means the Israelite men in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. [And the Israelite soldiers turned around]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָפַ֔ךְ

and,men_of Yisrael turned

By turned, the author is implying that the soldiers turned around to attack the Benjaminites. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And the Israelite soldiers turned around to attack the Benjaminites]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וַ⁠יִּבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן

and,dismayed (a)_man Binyāmīn

The author is not referring to a specific man. He means the Benjamite men in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. [and the men of Benjamin were alarmed]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַ⁠יִּבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖י⁠ו הָ⁠רָעָֽה

and,dismayed (a)_man Binyāmīn that/for/because/then/when saw that/for/because/then/when close on/upon/above=him/it the,disaster

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [and because he saw that harm had touched upon him, a man of Benjamin was alarmed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן

and,dismayed (a)_man Binyāmīn

The author is using a common expression of his culture to mean that each of the Benjaminite soldiers was alarmed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and each the Benjaminite soldiers was alarmed] or [and all of the Benjaminite soldiers were alarmed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן

and,dismayed (a)_man Binyāmīn

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and this alarmed each of the Benjaminite soldiers] or [and this alarmed all of the Benjaminite soldiers]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖י⁠ו הָ⁠רָעָֽה

saw that/for/because/then/when close on/upon/above=him/it the,disaster

See how you translated this expression in [20:34](../20/34.md). Alternate translation: [each one realized that he was about to be destroyed] or [they realized that they were about to be destroyed]

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