And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
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Verse 31 is found in chapter 20 of Judges. Israel fasts, offers sacrifices, and consults the Lord again. This time it receives a promise of victory and prepares an ambush around Gibeah. Benjamin goes out confidently because it had previously defeated Israel. The strategy follows a pattern similar to other battles in the book: the enemy interprets initial success as security while Israel prepares a coordinated response.
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Da fuhren die Kinder Benjamin heraus, dem Volk entgegen, und wurden losgerissen von der Stadt und fingen an zu schlagen und zu verwunden etliche vom Volk, wie zuvor zweimal, im Felde auf zwei Straßen, deren eine gen Beth-El, die andere gen Gibea geht, bei dreißig Mann in Israel.
Y saliendo los hijos de Benjamín contra el pueblo, alejados que fueron de la ciudad, comenzaron a herir algunos del pueblo, matando como las otras veces por los caminos, uno de los cuales sube a Beth-el, y el otro a Gabaa en el campo: y mataron unos treinta hombres de Israel.
Los benjamitas salieron al encuentro del pueblo y fueron alejados de la ciudad. Como las otras veces, comenzaron a matar a algunos del pueblo en los caminos, uno de los cuales sube a Betel y otro a Gabaa, y en el campo. Mataron a unos treinta hombres de Israel.
Et les fils de Benjamin sortirent à la rencontre du peuple, et ils se laissèrent attirer loin de la ville. Ils commencèrent à frapper à mort parmi le peuple comme les autres fois, sur les routes dont l'une monte à Béthel et l'autre à Guibea par la campagne, et ils tuèrent environ trente hommes d'Israël.
E i figliuoli di Beniamino uscirono incontro al popolo, e furono tratti fuor della città; e cominciarono, come l’altre volte, a uccidere alcuni del popolo, in su le strade, delle quali l’una sale in Betel, e l’altra sale in Ghibea, nella campagna; che furono intorno a trenta uomini d’Israele.
Então os filhos de Benjamim saíram ao encontro do povo, e desviaram-se da cidade; e começaram a ferir alguns do povo, atravessando-os, como das outras vezes, pelos caminhos (um dos quais sobe para Betel, e o outro para Gibeá pelo campo), uns trinta dos homens de Israel.
便雅憫 人也出來迎敵,就被引誘出城外。在田間的兩條路上,一條通往 伯特利 ,一條通往 基比亞 ,他們像前兩次一樣,動手殺了約三十個 以色列 人。
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