Judges 20:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.””

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BSBPD

““We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away from the city unto the highways.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the sons of Benjamin say, `They are smitten before us as at the beginning;' but the sons of Israel said, `Let us flee, and draw them away out of the city, unto the highways.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 20:32 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 8:6They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
  2. Joshua 8:15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.

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