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Judges 20:48

Benjamin

46 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
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BSB
And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
KJV
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
WEB
The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword—including the entire city, the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover they set all the cities which they found on fire.
ASV
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.
DARBY
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of [every] city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire.
BLB
And the men of Israel turned back against the sons of Benjamin, and they struck them with the mouth of the sword from [every] city—men even to beasts—even to all they found; also to all the cities that are found they set fire.
ÅB
Men Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamins barn og slo dem med sverdets egg, både byen med sine folk og feet og alt hva der fantes; og alle byene som fantes der, satte de ild på.
[^1]: d.e. vi vil innta og dele det ved loddkasting.
[^2]: DMR 20, 14. 15.
[^3]: Israels menn.
[^4]: Israels menn.
OTB
Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamin og satte alle byene under sverd, inkludert dyrene og alt annet de fant. De satte fyr på alle byene de kom over.
B1930
Men Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamins barn og slo dem med sverdets egg, både byen med sine folk og feet og alt hvad der fantes; og alle byene som fantes der, satte de ild på.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:15–17

    Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

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  • Proverbs 18:19

    A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:6–9

    For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:13

    But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

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