Judges 20:38
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New International Version
The Israelites had arranged with the ambush that they should send up a great cloud of smoke from the city,


English Standard Version
Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in the main ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city


New American Standard Bible
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that they would make a great cloud of smoke rise from the city.


King James Bible
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men of Israel had a prearranged signal with the men in ambush: when they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,


International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the army of Israel had arranged to signal their soldiers who had been hiding in ambush by sending up a cloud of smoke from the city.


American Standard Version
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.


Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken.


Darby Bible Translation
Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city


Young's Literal Translation
And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush -- their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.


Commentaries
17:7-13 Micah thought it was a sign of God's favour to him and his images, that a Levite should come to his door. Thus those who please themselves with their own delusions, if Providence unexpectedly bring any thing to their hands that further them in their evil way, are apt from thence to think that God is pleased with them.

34. there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men—This was a third division, different both from the ambuscade and the army, who were fighting at Baal-tamar. The general account stated in Jud 20:35 is followed by a detailed narrative of the battle, which is continued to the end of the chapter.
Judges 20:37
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