Judges 20:48
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.
Judges 20:48 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, --men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into 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. |
| BBE | And the men of Israel, turning again against the children of Benjamin, put to the sword without mercy all the towns and the cattle and everything there was, burning every town which came into their hands. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Judges 20:48 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].
Judges 20:48 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 20:48
- 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. And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again. And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
- 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.
- 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. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
- 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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De 13:15-17; 2Ch 25:13; 28:6-9; Pr 18:19
came to hand. Heb. was found. they came to. Heb. werefound.
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Context
- Judges 20:47
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
- Judges 20:48
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.
Judges 20:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los hombres de Israel tornaron á los hijos de Benjamín, y pasáronlos á cuchillo, á hombres y bestias en la ciudad, y todo lo que fué hallado: asimismo pusieron fuego á todas las ciudades que hallaban. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les hommes d’Israël retournèrent vers les fils de Benjamin et les frappèrent par le tranchant de l’épée, et les hommes de chaque ville, et les bêtes, et tout ce qui fut trouvé; même toutes les villes qu’ils rencontrèrent, ils les livrèrent au feu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Männer von Israel kehrten zu den Kindern Benjamin zurück und schlugen sie mit der Schärfe des Schwertes, von den Männern in den Städten bis zum Vieh, bis zu allem, was sich vorfand; auch alle die Städte, die sich vorfanden, steckten sie in Brand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Regressi autem filii Israël, omnes reliquias civitatis a viris usque ad jumenta gladio percusserunt, cunctasque urbes et viculos Benjamin vorax flamma consumpsit. |