Judges 20 · Verse 29

Judges 20:29

And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
Judges 20:29, King James Version

Judges 20:29 in other translations

BSBSo Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.
WEBIsrael set ambushes all around Gibeah.
ASVAnd Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about.
YLTAnd Israel setteth liers in wait against Gibeah, round about,
DARBYAnd Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
BBESo Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.
WebsterAnd Israel set liers in wait around Gibeah.

What does Judges 20:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:29-48

Jud 20:29-48. They Destroy All the Benjamites, Except Six Hundred.

29-48. And Israel set liers-in-wait round about Gibeah--A plan was formed of taking that city by stratagem, similar to that employed in the capture of Ai [Jos 8:9].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 Israel set liers in wait - Though God had promised them success, they knew they could expect it only in the use of the proper means. They used all prudent precaution, and employed all their military skill.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 20:29 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand it setH7760
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֹֽרְבִ֔ים'o.re.VimambushersH693
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'Ah<the> GibeahH1390
סָבִֽיב\׃\ \פsa.Vivround aboutH5439

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 20:29

  • Joshua 8:4

    And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

  • Judges 20:34

    And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Israel.Though God had promised them success, they knew they could expect it only by the use of proper means. Hence they used all prudent precaution, and employed all their military skill.
liers.
34; Jos 8:4; 2Sa 5:23

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Context

  • Judges 20:28

    And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

  • Judges 20:29

    And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

  • Judges 20:30

    And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

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Judges 20:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y puso Israel emboscadas alrededor de Gabaa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Israël plaça des embuscades contre Guibha, tout autour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Israel legte einen Hinterhalt gegen Gibea ringsumher.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Posueruntque filii Israël insidias per circuitum urbis Gabaa: