Judges 20:39 
Context| NET © | 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.” |
| NIV © | and then the men of Israel would turn in the battle. The Benjamites had begun to inflict casualties on the men of Israel (about thirty), and they said, "We are defeating them as in the first battle." |
| NASB © | Then the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill about thirty men of Israel, for they said, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." |
| NLT © | which was the signal for the Israelites to turn and attack Benjamin’s warriors. By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, "We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!" |
| MSG © | Then the men of Israel would turn in battle. When that happened, Benjamin had killed about thirty Israelites and thought they were on their way to victory, yelling out, "They're on the run, just as in the first battle!" |
| BBE © | The men of Israel were to make a turn about in the fight. And Benjamin had overcome and put to death about thirty of the men of Israel, and were saying, Certainly they are falling back before us as in the first fight. |
| NRSV © | the main body of Israel should turn in battle. But Benjamin had begun to inflict casualties on the Israelites, killing about thirty of them; so they thought, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." |
| NKJV © | whereupon the men of Israel would turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to strike and kill about thirty of the men of Israel. For they said, "Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | the Israelites <03478> counterattacked <04421> . Benjamin <01144> had begun <02490> to strike <05221> down the Israelites <03478> ; they struck <02491> down about thirty <07970> men <0376> . They said <0559> , “There’s no doubt <05062> <0389> about it <01931> ! They are totally defeated <05062> as in the earlier <07223> battle .”<04421> |
| NET © | 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.” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “turned in the battle.” 2 tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.” 3 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification. |
