Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So they fled before the Israelites in the direction of the wilderness, but they could not escape the battle. And the Israelites who came out of the towns cut them down there. New Living Translation So they turned around and fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness. But they couldn’t escape the battle, and the people who came out of the nearby towns were also killed. English Standard Version Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. And those who came out of the cities were destroying them in their midst. Berean Standard Bible So 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. King James Bible Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. New King James Version Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and whoever came out of the cities they destroyed in their midst. New American Standard Bible Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel to flee in the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who attacked from the cities were annihilating them in the midst of them. NASB 1995 Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them. NASB 1977 Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them. Amplified Bible Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel [and fled] toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle followed and overtook them. As the [fighting men of the] sons of Benjamin ran among them, the Israelites of the cities came out and destroyed them. Christian Standard Bible They retreated before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities slaughtered those between them. Holman Christian Standard Bible They retreated before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities slaughtered those between them. American Standard Version Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof. Contemporary English Version The men of Benjamin headed down the road toward the desert, trying to escape from the Israelites. But the Israelites stayed right behind them, keeping up their attack. Men even came out of the nearby towns to help kill the men of Benjamin, English Revised Version Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they which came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation They turned in front of Israel toward the road to the desert. But the battle caught up with the men of Benjamin. Israel slaughtered whoever came out of the cities on the road to the desert. Good News Translation They retreated from the Israelites and ran toward the open country, but they could not escape. They were caught between the main army and the men who were now coming out of the city, and they were destroyed. International Standard Version So they turned tail and ran away from the army of Israel toward the wilderness, but they were overtaken in battle when soldiers came out from the cities to destroy them. Majority Standard Bible So 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. NET Bible They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down. New Heart English Bible Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in its midst. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. World English Bible Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the middle of it. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they turn before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness, and the battle has followed them; and those who [are] from the cities are destroying them in their midst; Young's Literal Translation and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who are from the city are destroying them in their midst; Smith's Literal Translation And they turned before the men of Israel to the way of the desert; and the battle overtook them; and those from the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them. Catholic Public Domain Version and they began to go toward the way of the desert, with the adversary pursuing them to that place also. Moreover, those who had set fire to the city also met them. New American Bible They retreated before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, but the fighting kept pace with them, and those who had been in the city were spreading destruction in between. New Revised Standard Version Therefore they turned away from the Israelites in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the city were slaughtering them in between. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore they fled before the men of Israel on their way to the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the city first were trapped in the midst of them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they fled from before the sons of Israel to the way of the wilderness, and the battle overtook them, and those at the front placed them in the midst OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the city destroyed them in the midst of the men of Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they turned to the way of the wilderness from before the children of Israel, and fled: but the battle overtook them, and they from the cities destroyed them in the midst of them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Civil War Against Benjamin…41Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them. 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.… Cross References Joshua 8:15-20 Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness. / Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city. / Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel. ... 2 Samuel 22:19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. Psalm 18:18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. Jeremiah 46:5 Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD. Isaiah 13:14 Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land. Lamentations 1:3 Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. Deuteronomy 28:25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. Leviticus 26:17 And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you. 1 Samuel 4:10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 2 Kings 25:4-5 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. Isaiah 30:16 “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. Matthew 24:16-18 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Luke 21:21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. Mark 13:14-16 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Revelation 6:15-17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” Treasury of Scripture Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the middle of them. the battle Lamentations 1:3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. Hosea 10:9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. Jump to Previous Backs Battle Cities City Cut Desert Destroyed Destroying Direction Escape Hard Heading Israel Israelites Midst Overtook Putting Sword Thereof Towns Turn Turned Turning Waste Way WildernessJump to Next Backs Battle Cities City Cut Desert Destroyed Destroying Direction Escape Hard Heading Israel Israelites Midst Overtook Putting Sword Thereof Towns Turn Turned Turning Waste Way WildernessJudges 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. So they retreated The Hebrew root for "retreated" is "נָסוּ" (nasu), which conveys the idea of fleeing or escaping. This word paints a vivid picture of the desperation and urgency of the Benjamites as they attempt to escape the overwhelming force of the Israelite army. Historically, this retreat signifies a turning point in the battle, where the Benjamites, once confident, are now in a state of panic and disarray. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God's commandments, as the tribe of Benjamin faced judgment for their actions. before the men of Israel toward the wilderness but the battle overtook them and the men of Israel who came out of the cities struck them down there Them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.--This obscure clause is rendered differently in different versions. If the English Version be correct, as it probably is, the meaning must be that the Benjamites fled to their own cities, and were pursued thither and slain by the Israelites. Verse 42. - Therefore they turned their backs, etc. The narrative now at length advances one step. The result of the Benjamites finding themselves between the ambushment and the army of Israel was that they took to flight in an easterly direction (ver. 43) toward the wilderness, i.e. the wilderness described in Joshua 16:1 as "the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel," where the direction of the wilderness relative to Ephraim is also described as being "on the east." In like manner Zedekiah fled towards the plain (arabah) or plains of Jericho - a term nearly synonymous with wilderness (2 Kings 25:4, 5). Them which came out of the cities, etc. This is a very obscure passage, and is very variously explained. Those which came out of the cities must be the same as are so described in ver. 15, and designates the Benjamites who were not inhabitants of Gibeah. The simplest way, therefore, to understand the passage is to render it without reference to the accents: "And the battle overtook him and those that were from the cities (i.e. the men of Gibeah and the rest of the Benjamites), destroying him (the whole Benjamite army) in the midst of him," i.e. going right into the midst of them, and destroying right and left. Some, however, render it in the midst of it, i.e. of the wilderness. The plural participle destroying agrees with the singular noun of multitude, the battle or war, meaning all the men of war.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So they fledוַיִּפְנ֞וּ (way·yip̄·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look before לִפְנֵ֨י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the men אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc toward אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the wilderness, הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech but the battle וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (wə·ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war overtook them, הִדְבִּיקָ֑תְהוּ (hiḏ·bî·qā·ṯə·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit and the men וַאֲשֶׁר֙ (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that coming out of the cities מֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (mê·he·‘ā·rîm) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement struck them down מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים (maš·ḥî·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin there. בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre Links Judges 20:42 NIVJudges 20:42 NLT Judges 20:42 ESV Judges 20:42 NASB Judges 20:42 KJV Judges 20:42 BibleApps.com Judges 20:42 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:42 Chinese Bible Judges 20:42 French Bible Judges 20:42 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 20:42 Therefore they turned their backs before (Jd Judg. 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