Judges 20 · Verse 44

Judges 20:44

And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.
Judges 20:44, King James Version

Judges 20:44 in other translations

BSBAnd 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.
WEBEighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor.
ASVAnd there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.
YLTAnd there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men--the whole of these are men of valour;
DARBYAnd there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these, men of valour.
BBEEighteen thousand men of Benjamin came to their death, all strong men of war.
WebsterAnd there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.

What does Judges 20:44 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].

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Judges 20:44 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.Luand they fellH5307
מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.Minof BenjaminH1144
שְׁמֹנָֽה\־she.mo.nah-eight-H8083
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarteenH6240
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
אִ֑ישׁ'IshmanH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
אַנְשֵׁי\־'an.shei-[were] men ofH582
חָֽיִל\׃Cha.yilstrengthH2428

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

Context

  • Judges 20:43

    Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.

  • Judges 20:44

    And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.

  • Judges 20:45

    And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

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Judges 20:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cayeron de Benjamín diez y ocho mil hombres, todos ellos hombres de guerra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il tomba de Benjamin 18 000 hommes, tous hommes vaillants.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es fielen von Benjamin 18000 Mann; diese alle waren tapfere Männer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fuerunt autem qui in eodem loco interfecti sunt, decem et octo millia virorum, omnes robustissimi pugnatores.