Judges 9:40

9:40 Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ¹  ran from him. Many Shechemites ²  fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ³  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ⁴  They began to strike down their enemy ⁵  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ⁶  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ⁷  about thirty Israelites.

Judges 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ⁸  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ⁹  they struck down ¹⁰  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gaal) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The word “Shechemites” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarification.

³ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

⁵ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

⁶ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁷ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

⁶ tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

⁷ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.