Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them and easily overran them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. New Living Translation The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah. English Standard Version Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gibeah on the east. Berean Standard Bible They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. King James Bible Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. New King James Version They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and easily trampled them down as far as the front of Gibeah toward the east. New American Standard Bible They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest, and trampled them down opposite Gibeah toward the east. NASB 1995 They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah toward the east. NASB 1977 They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest and trod them down opposite Gibeah toward the east. Legacy Standard Bible They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest, and trod them down opposite Gibeah to the east toward the sunrise. Amplified Bible They surrounded [the men of] Benjamin, pursued them relentlessly, and overtook them opposite Gibeah toward the east. Christian Standard Bible They surrounded the Benjaminites, pursued them, and easily overtook them near Gibeah toward the east. Holman Christian Standard Bible They surrounded the Benjaminites, pursued them, and easily overtook them near Gibeah toward the east. American Standard Version They inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trod them down at their resting-place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they pursued Benyamin and they expelled him, and with ease they slew him unto Gebah from the dawning of the sun Brenton Septuagint Translation And they cut down Benjamin, and pursued him from Nua closely till they came opposite Gabaa on the east. Contemporary English Version who were having to fight on all sides. The Israelite soldiers never let up their attack. They chased and killed the warriors of Benjamin as far as a place directly east of Gibeah, Douay-Rheims Bible And so it was, that they were slain on both sides by the enemies, and there was no rest of their men dying. They fell and were beaten down on the east side of the city Gabaa. English Revised Version They enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down at their resting place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. GOD'S WORD® Translation They closed in on the men of Benjamin and pursued them without stopping. They overtook them east of Gibeah. Good News Translation The Israelites had the enemy trapped, and without stopping they pursued them as far as a point east of Gibeah, killing them as they went. International Standard Version They surrounded the army of Benjamin, pursuing them ceaselessly until they defeated them near the east-facing border of Gibeah. JPS Tanakh 1917 They inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and overtook them at their resting-place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. Literal Standard Version they have surrounded the Benjamites—they have pursued them—they have trodden them down with ease as far as the front of Gibeah, at the sun-rising. Majority Standard Bible They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. New American Bible They surrounded the men of Benjamin, pursued them from Nohah and drove them along to a point east of Gibeah. NET Bible They surrounded the Benjaminites, chased them from Nohah, and annihilated them all the way to a spot east of Geba. New Revised Standard Version Cutting down the Benjaminites, they pursued them from Nohah and trod them down as far as a place east of Gibeah. New Heart English Bible They surrounded Benjamin, and they pursued them from Nohah and overtook them near Gibeah toward the east. Webster's Bible Translation Thus they inclosed the Benjaminites on all sides, and chased them, and trod them down with ease over against Gibeah towards the sun-rising. World English Bible They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and trod them down at their resting place, as far as near Gibeah toward the sunrise. Young's Literal Translation they have compassed the Benjamites -- they have pursued them -- with ease they have trodden them down till over-against Gibeah, at the sun-rising. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Civil War Against Benjamin…42So 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. 43They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. 44And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.… Cross References Judges 20:44 And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor. Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. 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? Treasury of Scripture Thus they enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and stepped them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sun rise. inclosed Judges 8:20-22 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth… Jump to Previous Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Chased Cutting Driving Ease Easily East Inclosed Nohah Opposite Overran Overtook Pursued Resting Resting-Place Round Sides Sunrise Sunrising Sun-Rising Surrounded Towards Trod Trodden TrodeJump to Next Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Chased Cutting Driving Ease Easily East Inclosed Nohah Opposite Overran Overtook Pursued Resting Resting-Place Round Sides Sunrise Sunrising Sun-Rising Surrounded Towards Trod Trodden TrodeJudges 20 1. The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong8. The decree of the assembly 12. The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites 18. The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand 26. They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred. (43) A strong and poetic description of the total rout and massacre which ensued. With ease.--There is no "with" in the Hebrew, but perhaps it may be understood. The LXX. and Luther make it mean "from Noria." Others render it "in their rest," i.e., in the places to which they fled for refuge. The Vulg. paraphrases it: "Nor was there any repose of the dying." But the whole verse is obscure. Verse 43. - Thus they inclosed, etc. Another difficult passage, having all the appearance of being a quotation from some poetical description of the battle. The tenses of the verbs and the absence of any conjunctions in the Hebrew makes the diction like that of Judges 5:19. The italic words thus and the two ands ought to be omitted, to give the stately march of the original. "They inclosed, etc.; they chased them; they trod them down," etc. They inclosed seems to refer to the stratagem by which the Benjamites were surrounded by the ambush in their rear and the Israelites in front. Then came the pursuit - "they chased them;" then the massacre - "they trod them down." The three verbs describe the three stages of the battle. With ease. It does not seem possible that the Hebrew word menuchah can have this meaning. It means sometimes a place of rest, and sometimes a state of rest. Taking the latter meaning, the words they trod them into rest may mean they quieted them by crushing them to death under their feet, or in rest may mean unresisting. Some render it unto Menuchah, as if Menuchah was the name of a place, or from Nochah, as the Septuagint does. Others, at the place of rest, i.e. at every place where they halted to rest the enemy was upon them.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They surroundedכִּתְּר֤וּ (kit·tə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3803: To enclose, to crown, to besiege, to wait the Benjamites, בִּנְיָמִן֙ (bin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites pursued them, הִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּ (hir·ḏî·p̄u·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute and easily מְנוּחָ֖ה (mə·nū·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4496: Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode overtook them הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ (hiḏ·rî·ḵu·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow in the vicinity עַ֛ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while of Gibeah הַגִּבְעָ֖ה (hag·giḇ·‘āh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine on the east. שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (šā·meš) Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement Links Judges 20:43 NIVJudges 20:43 NLT Judges 20:43 ESV Judges 20:43 NASB Judges 20:43 KJV Judges 20:43 BibleApps.com Judges 20:43 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:43 Chinese Bible Judges 20:43 French Bible Judges 20:43 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 20:43 They surrounded the Benjamites chased them (Jd Judg. 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