So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.
- NKJV So all who fell of Benjamin that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
- NASB So all those of Benjamin who fell that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were valiant men.
- NLT So that day the tribe of Benjamin lost 25,000 strong warriors armed with swords,
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Judg 20:15The children of Benjamin were counted on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred chosen men.
- Judg 20:35Yahweh struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men. All these drew the sword.
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