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Judges 20:39-41
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39 the Israelites counterattacked.[a] Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites;[b] they struck down[c] about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.” 40 But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky.[d] 41 When the Israelites turned around, the Benjaminites panicked[e] because they could see that disaster was on their doorstep.[f]

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  1. Judges 20:39 tn Heb “turned in the battle.”
  2. Judges 20:39 tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”
  3. Judges 20:39 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  4. Judges 20:40 tn Heb “Benjamin turned after him and, look, the whole city went up toward the sky.”
  5. Judges 20:41 tn Or “were terrified.”
  6. Judges 20:41 tn Heb “disaster touched against them.”
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