JDG 20:42 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) They retreated away from the Israelis into the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, plus the Israelis were coming back out of the cities getting right in amongst them to fight.

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 ἐπέβλεψαν ἐνώπιον υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὴς ὁδὸν τῆς ἐρήμου, καὶ ἔφυγον· καὶ ἡ παράταξις ἔφθασεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ οἱ ἀπὸ τῶν πόλεων διέφθειρον αὐτοὺς ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.
(Kai epeblepsan enōpion huiōn Israaʸl eis taʸs hodon taʸs eraʸmou, kai efugon; kai haʸ parataxis efthasen epʼ autous, kai hoi apo tōn poleōn dieftheiron autous en mesōi autōn. )

BrTr And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

ULT So they turned to the face of the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle overtook him, and those who were from the cities were destroying him in the midst of him.

UST So the soldiers from the tribe of Benjamin tried to run away toward the desolate area outside the city to escape from the Israelite soldiers. But they were not able to escape, because the rest of the Israelite soldiers were coming at them from the other direction. They were caught between the two groups.

BSB So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the middle of it.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down.

LSV and they turn before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, and the battle has followed them; and those who [are] from the cities are destroying them in their midst;

FBV They turned and ran from the Israelites towards the desert, but the battle caught up with them, and the Israelites also killed those who left the towns on the way.

T4T So the men of the tribe of Benjamin tried to run away toward the desert to escape from the Israeli men, but they were not able to escape, because the Israeli men who had burned the two cities came out of those cities and killed many of them.

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the city destroyed them in the midst of the men of Israel.

ASV Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

DRA And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them.

YLT and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who [are] from the city are destroying them in their midst;

Drby And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.

RV Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they which came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

SLT And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the desert; and the battle overtook them; and those from the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

Wbstr Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

KJB-1769 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

KJB-1611 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel, vnto y^e way of the wildernes, but the battel ouertooke them: & them which came out of the cities, they destroyed in the midst of them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva Therefore they fled before the men of Israel vnto the way of the wildernesse, but the battell ouertooke them: also they which came out of the cities, slew them among them.
(Therefore they fled before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them: also they which came out of the cities, slew/killed them among them. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg et ad viam deserti ire cœperunt, illuc quoque eos adversariis persequentibus: sed et hi qui urbem succenderant, occurrerunt eis.
(and to way/road deserti ire they_began, there/to_that_place too them adverseriis persecutors: but and hi who city succenderant, occurrerunt to_them. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְ⁠הוּ

overtook,them

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

and=which out_of,the,cities

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

destroyed DOM,them in/on/at/with,midst_of,them

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]

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