Judges 19:16

19:16 But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. ¹  The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah. (The residents of the town were Benjaminites.) ² 

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.

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¹ tn Heb “And look, an old man was coming from his work, from the field in the evening.”

² tn Heb “And the men of the place were Benjaminites.”

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.