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Judges 20:36

36 So the people of Benjamin saw that they were defeated.

The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

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Judges 20:36 — The New International Version (NIV)

36 Then the Benjamites saw that they were beaten.

Now the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — New Living Translation (NLT)

36 Then the men of Benjamin saw that they were beaten.

The Israelites had retreated from Benjamin’s warriors in order to give those hiding in ambush more room to maneuver against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — New Century Version (NCV)

36 Then the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated.

The Israelites had moved back because they were depending on the surprise attack they had set up near Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — American Standard Version (ASV)

36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers-in-wait whom they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

36 And the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten. —And the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

36 Then the men of Benjamin realized they were defeated. 

The Israelites had allowed the men of Benjamin to take back some ground. The Israelites relied on those waiting in ambush near Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

36 Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated.

The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

36 Then the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated.

The Israelites gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted to the troops in ambush that they had stationed against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

36 The descendants of Benjamin saw that they were defeated, and the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they trusted the ambush that they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

36 Then the men of Benjamin saw that they had lost the battle.

The men of Israel had moved away from their positions in front of Benjamin. They had depended on the men they had hidden near Gibeah.

Judges 20:36 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

36 So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were defeated. When the men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah,


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