Discovery BoxJudges 20:31 
Context20:31 The Benjaminites attacked 1 the army, leaving the city unguarded. 2 They began to strike down their enemy 3 just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, 4 the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down 5 about thirty Israelites.
Judges 20:45
Context20:45 The rest 6 turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites 7 caught 8 five thousand of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels 9 all the way to Gidom and struck down two thousand more.
1 tn Heb “went out to meet.”
2 tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”
3 tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”
4 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
5 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the rest [of the Benjaminites]) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “and they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Heb “gleaned.” The word is an agricultural term which pictures Israelites picking off the Benjaminites as easily as one picks grapes from the vine.
9 tn Heb “stuck close after them.”
