Judges 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ¹  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ²  they struck down ³  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

Judges 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ⁴  and lure them ⁵  away from the city into the main roads.”

Judges 20:36

20:36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.

The Israelites retreated before ⁶  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

Judges 20:35

20:35 The Lord annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites. ⁷ 

[20:39]  ¹ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

[20:39]  ² tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

[20:39]  ³ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:32]  ⁴ tn Or “run away.”

[20:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).

[20:36]  ⁷ tn Heb “gave place to.”

[20:35]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “And the sons of Israel struck down in Benjamin that day 25,100 men, all of these wielding the sword.”