And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
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Verse 45 is found in chapter 20 of Judges. The Benjaminites flee, and the cities of the tribe are destroyed. Israel kills men, women, and children and burns the cities. The severity of the episode shows that the civil war has produced devastating consequences for the entire nation. The story does not end by celebrating victory but leaves Israel with a nearly destroyed tribe and a crisis that must be addressed in the following chapter.
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Da wandten sie sich und flohen zu der Wüste, an den Fels Rimmon; aber auf derselben Straße schlugen sie fünftausend Mann und folgten ihnen hintennach bis gen Gideom und schlugen ihrer zweitausend.
Volviéndose luego, huyeron hacia el desierto, a la peña de Rimmón, y de ellos rebuscaron cinco mil hombres en los caminos: fueron aún acosándolos hasta Gidom, y mataron de ellos dos mil hombres.
Parmi ceux qui tournèrent le dos pour s'enfuir vers le désert au rocher de Rimmon, les hommes d'Israël en firent périr cinq mille sur les routes; ils les poursuivirent jusqu'à Guideom, et ils en tuèrent deux mille.
Or i Beniaminiti, voltate le spalle, fuggirono verso il deserto, alla rupe di Rimmon; ma gl’Israeliti ne raspollarono per le grandi strade cinquemila uomini; poi, perseguitandoli da presso fino a Ghideom, ne percossero ancora duemila.
Então viraram as costas, e fugiram para o deserto, à penha de Rimom; colheram ainda deles pelos caminhos uns cinco mil homens; e de perto os seguiram até Gidom, e feriram deles dois mil homens.
其餘的人轉身往曠野逃跑,到 臨門巖 去。 以色列 人在路上殺了五千人,如拾穗一樣,緊追他們直到 基頓 ,又殺了二千人。
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