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Civil War against Benjamin

Judges 20:46

In 11 translations

BSB
That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.
KJV
So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
WEB
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.
ASV
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
LSV
And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty-five thousand men drawing sword, on that day—all these [were] men of valor;
YLT
And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day — the whole of these [are] men of valour;
DBY
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword: all these, men of valour.
DRC
And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war.
GNV
So that all that were slayne that day of Beniamin, were fiue and twentie thousand men that drewe sword, which were all men of warre:
JPS
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
LXXE
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִי֩ כָל־הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן עֶשְׂרִים֩ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה אֶ֥לֶף אִ֛ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חֶ֖רֶב בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא אֶֽת־כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένοντο πάντες οἱ πεπτωκότες ἀπὸ Βενιαμὶν, εἰκοσιπέντε χιλιάδες ἀνδρῶν ἑλκόντων ῥομφαίαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ· οἱ πάντες οὗτοι ἄνδρες δυνάμεως.

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  • Judges 20:35The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
  • Judges 20:15On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.

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