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Judges 20:42

40 But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.

41 Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.

So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.

43 They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.

44 And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.

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BSB
So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.
KJV
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
WEB
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the middle of it.
ASV
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.
DARBY
And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in their midst.
BLB
And they turned before the faces of the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, and the battle overtook him, and whoever [came] out of the cities they destroyed him in the midst of him.
ÅB
Og de vendte seg og flyktet for Israels menn og tok veien til ørkenen; men striden fulgte dem i hælene, og dem som var fra byene[^2], dem felte de[^3] midt iblant dem.
OTB
De flyktet foran israelittene mot villmarken, men de kunne ikke unnslippe slaget. Israelittene som kom ut av byene, hogg dem ned der.
B1930
Og de vendte sig og flyktet for Israels menn og tok veien til ørkenen; men striden fulgte dem i hælene, og dem som var fra byene, dem felte de midt iblandt dem. / < DMR 20, 14. 15.> / < Israels menn.>

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  • Joshua 8:24

    When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.

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  • Lamentations 1:3

    Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

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  • Hosea 9:9

    They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

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  • Hosea 10:9

    Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

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  • Joshua 8:15

    Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.

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