39 and then the Israelites would counterattack.

The Benjamites had begun to inflict casualties on the Israelites (about thirty), and they said, “We are defeating them as in the first battle.”(A)

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39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

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39 whereupon the men of Israel would turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun [a]to strike and kill about thirty of the men of Israel. For they said, “Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:39 Lit. to strike the slain ones