Parallel Verses
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
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 the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we go out once more to battle against our brothers, the people of Benjamin, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."
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Cross References
Joshua 8:4
And he commanded them, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready.
Judges 20:34
And there came against Gibeah 10,000 chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them.
2 Samuel 5:23
And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, "You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees.