Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
Holman Bible
So Israel set up an ambush
International Standard Version
So Israel set soldiers in ambush around Gibeah.
A Conservative Version
And Israel set an ambushment against Gibeah round about.
American Standard Version
And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about.
Amplified
So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
Bible in Basic English
So Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.
Darby Translation
So Israel set men in ambush round about Gib'e-ah.
Julia Smith Translation
And Israel will put liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about.
King James 2000
And Israel set men in ambush round about Gibeah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Israel stationed an ambush all around Gibeah.
Modern King James verseion
And Israel set ambushers all around Gibeah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Israel set layers await against Gibeah round about.
NET Bible
So Israel hid men in ambush outside Gibeah.
New Heart English Bible
Israel set ambushes all around Gibeah.
Webster
And Israel set liers in wait around Gibeah.
World English Bible
Israel set ambushes all around Gibeah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Israel setteth liers in wait against Gibeah, round about,
Themes
Ambush » Instances of » At gibeah
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Ambushes at gibeah
tribe of Benjamin » Almost annihilated for protecting the men of gibeah
Interlinear
References
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
28 and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days, saying: Shall I yet again go forth to battle, against the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I forbear? And Yahweh said - Go up, for, to-morrow, will I deliver him into thy hand. 29 And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about. 30 So the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, - and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as time after time.
Cross References
Joshua 8:4
And he commanded them, saying - See! ye, shall be lying in ambush against the city, behind the city, do not go very far from the city, - so shall ye all be ready.
Judges 20:34
And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battle was severe, - they, not knowing that disaster was overtaking them.
2 Samuel 5:23
So David enquired of Yahweh, and he said - Thou shalt not go up, - Get round behind them, and come in upon them, over against the mulberry-trees.