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All the towns they came across they set on fire. <a href="/nlt/judges/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns—the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to. <a href="/esv/judges/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the men of Israel turned back against the people of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, the city, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns that they found they set on fire. <a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path. <a href="/kjv/judges/20.htm">King James Bible</a> And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. <a href="/nkjv/judges/20.htm">New King James Version</a> And the men of Israel turned back against the children of Benjamin, and struck them down with the edge of the sword—from every city, men and beasts, all who were found. They also set fire to all the cities they came to. <a href="/nasb_/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found. <a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found. <a href="/nasb77/judges/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found. <a href="/lsb/judges/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the men of Israel returned to the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found. <a href="/amp/judges/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The men of Israel turned back against [the tribe of] the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city [of Gibeah] and the livestock and all that they found. They also set on fire all the [surrounding] towns which they found. <a href="/csb/judges/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The men of Israel turned back against the other Benjaminites and killed them with their swords—the entire city, the animals, and everything that remained. They also burned all the cities that remained. <a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The men of Israel turned back against the other Benjaminites and killed them with their swords—the entire city, the animals, and everything that remained. They also burned down all the cities that remained. <a href="/asv/judges/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. <a href="/cev/judges/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Israelites turned back and went to every town in Benjamin's territory, killing all the people and animals, and setting the towns on fire. <a href="/erv/judges/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. <a href="/gwt/judges/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the men of Israel went back to attack the rest of the territory of Benjamin. They killed all the people and cattle they found in every city. They also burned down every city they came to. <a href="/gnt/judges/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Israelites turned back against the rest of the Benjaminites and killed them all--men, women, and children, and animals as well. They burned every town in the area. <a href="/isv/judges/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, the army of Israel went back to fight the surviving descendants of Benjamin. They attacked the entire city with swords, including its cattle and everyone they could find. Then they set fire to all of the cities that they could find. <a href="/msb/judges/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path. <a href="/net/judges/20.htm">NET Bible</a> The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities, the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path. <a href="/nheb/judges/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The men of Israel turned again on the people of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the livestock, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. <a href="/wbt/judges/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. <a href="/web/judges/20.htm">World English Bible</a> The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword—including the entire city, the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover they set all the cities which they found on fire. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the men of Israel have turned back to the sons of Benjamin, and strike them by the mouth of the sword out of the city—men even to livestock, even to all that is found; they have also sent all the cities which are found into the fire. <a href="/ylt/judges/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, -- men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire. <a href="/slt/judges/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the men of Israel turned back against the sons of Benjamin, and they will strike them with the mouth of the sword, from the city, the men even to cattle, all being found: also all the cities being found they set on fire.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. <a href="/cpdv/judges/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But the sons of Israel, returning, had struck with the sword all that remained in the city, from men even to cattle. And all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. <a href="/nabre/judges/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, putting them to the sword—the inhabitants of the cities, the livestock, and all they came upon. Moreover they destroyed by fire all the cities they came upon. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, the Israelites turned back against the Benjaminites, and put them to the sword—the city, the people, the animals, and all that remained. Also the remaining towns they set on fire.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the men of Israel turned again upon the Benjamites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and consumed them out of the cities, both men and beasts and all that they found; also they set on fire all the cities which they found. <a href="/hpbt/judges/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the sons of Israel turned against the sons of Benjamin, and they struck them with the mouth of the sword and they finished them from the cities, of the children of men and unto beast and unto everyone who was found, also, all the cities that were found they burned in fire <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the men of Israel turned back upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found; moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. <a href="/sep/judges/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the children of Israel returned to the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the city of Methla, even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: and they burnt with fire the cities they found. <a href="/parallel/judges/20-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Civil War Against Benjamin</a> …47But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months. 48<a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">And the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turned back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the other Benjamites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ḇin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kūm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">to the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/4974.htm" title="4974: mə·ṯōm (N-ms) -- Soundness. From tamam; wholesomeness; also completely.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: mê·‘îr (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·māh (N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">including the animals</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything else</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: han·nim·ṣā (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To attain to, find. ">they found.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">And they</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·lə·ḥū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">burned down</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ḇā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: han·nim·ṣā·’ō·wṯ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To attain to, find. ">in their path.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Deuteronomy 13:15-16</a> you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock. / And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt. <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a> Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Joshua 11:11-14</a> The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself. / Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded. / Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned. ... <a href="/1_samuel/27-9.htm">1 Samuel 27:9</a> Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish, <a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm">2 Kings 10:11</a> So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor. <a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm">2 Chronicles 25:12</a> and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces. <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a> the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children. <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a> Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished. <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21</a> Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">Ezekiel 9:5-6</a> And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! / Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a> “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.smote them<a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Deuteronomy 13:15-17</a> Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword… <a href="/2_chronicles/25-13.htm">2 Chronicles 25:13</a> But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.<a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">2 Chronicles 28:6-9</a> For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers… came to hand [heb] was found <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-36.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/judges/20-42.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/20-37.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/judges/20-12.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/judges/20-28.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/judges/10-9.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/judges/20-47.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/judges/21-1.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/21-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-8.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-14.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ruth/1-15.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 20</div>1. <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong</a> 8. <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">The decree of the assembly</a> 12. <a href="/judges/20-12.htm">The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites</a> 18. <a href="/judges/20-18.htm">The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand</a> 26. <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context is the civil war that erupted due to the grievous sin committed in Gibeah, a Benjamite city. The Israelites had initially suffered losses but eventually gained the upper hand. This turning back signifies a strategic and determined effort to subdue the remaining Benjamites, highlighting the severity of the conflict within the tribes of Israel.and put to the sword all the cities The phrase "put to the sword" reflects the complete destruction and judgment executed by the Israelites. This was a common practice in ancient warfare, often seen as a form of divine judgment. The cities of Benjamin were systematically destroyed, which underscores the seriousness of the offense and the need for purging evil from among the people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Deuteronomy 13:15</a>.including the animals and everything else they found The inclusion of animals and all possessions in the destruction indicates a total annihilation, similar to the concept of herem, or devotion to destruction, seen in other parts of the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a>). This reflects the idea of removing all traces of sin and corruption, ensuring that nothing remains that could lead the Israelites back into sin.And they burned down all the cities in their path Burning the cities was a final act of destruction, ensuring that the cities could not be easily rebuilt or reoccupied. This act of burning is reminiscent of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>) and serves as a symbol of divine judgment. It also foreshadows the future destruction of Jerusalem, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a>, when the city would be burned due to the people's unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/men_of_israel.htm">Men of Israel</a> The collective tribes of Israel, excluding Benjamin, who united to execute judgment against the tribe of Benjamin for their grievous sin. 2. <a href="/topical/b/benjamites.htm">Benjamites</a> The tribe of Benjamin, who were nearly annihilated due to their defense of the wickedness committed in Gibeah. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a> The city in Benjamin where a heinous crime was committed, leading to the conflict between Israel and Benjamin. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_battle.htm">The Battle</a> A civil war within Israel, where the tribes sought to punish Benjamin for harboring and defending the perpetrators of a vile act. 5. <a href="/topical/d/destruction_of_cities.htm">Destruction of Cities</a> The complete destruction of Benjamite cities, people, and livestock as a form of divine judgment and purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin, especially when unrepented, can lead to severe consequences. The destruction of Benjamin serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness with which God views sin. <a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a> The tribes of Israel acted together to address the sin within their community, highlighting the importance of collective responsibility in maintaining holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_disobedience.htm">The Cost of Disobedience</a> The near destruction of an entire tribe underscores the high cost of disobedience and the importance of aligning with God's will. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_mercy.htm">Restoration and Mercy</a> While judgment was executed, the subsequent chapters show efforts to restore the tribe of Benjamin, illustrating God's desire for restoration and mercy. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_justice.htm">The Role of Justice</a> Justice is a key aspect of God's character, and His people are called to reflect this in their dealings, ensuring that justice is tempered with mercy and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 20</a> <a href="/q/judges_20__is_there_archeological_proof.htm">Judges 20 (entire chapter) - Is there any archeological evidence supporting so great a civil war among the tribes of Israel, or are the events purely literary?</a> <a href="/q/is_judges_20_35-46_consistent_with_unity.htm">Judges 20:35–46 – Is the near-total annihilation of an entire tribe by fellow Israelites consistent with the broader biblical message of unity among God’s people?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_26,000_benjamites_resist_israel.htm">Judges 20:15 - How could only 26,000 men from Benjamin withstand the combined forces of Israel for so long, given the massive numerical imbalance?</a> <a href="/q/why_promote_abduction_in_judges_21_20-23.htm">Why does the text promote the abduction of women as a solution for the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20-23)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(48) As well the men of every city, as the beast.--The phrase is literally, from the city, men down to beast, reading methim, "men," for methom, "entire." The dreadful meaning which lies beyond these short and simple words is the absolute extermination of a whole tribe of Israel, MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, CITIES AND CATTLE, with the exception of 600 fugitives. There is something almost inconceivably horrible and appalling in the thought of thousands of poor women and innocent children ruthlessly butchered in cold blood in this internecine war between brother Israelites. The whole tribe were placed under the ban of extirpation, as though they had been Canaanites, just as mercilessly as Sihon and his people had been extirpated (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm" title="And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:">Deuteronomy 2:34</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/13-15.htm" title="You shall surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.">Deuteronomy 13:15-16</a>), or Jericho (<a href="/joshua/6-17.htm" title="And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.">Joshua 6:17</a>; <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm" title="And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.">Joshua 6:21</a>), or Ai (<a href="/context/joshua/8-25.htm" title="And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.">Joshua 8:25-26</a>). Their feelings were doubtless exasperated by the fearful destruction which Benjamin had inflicted upon them, as well as by religious horror at the conduct of the tribe; and for the rest, we can only say that "the times of this ignorance God winked at." The good side of the deed lies in its motive: it expressed an intense horror against moral pollution. The evil side lay in its ruthless savagery. In both aspects it agrees both with the recorded and the traditional character of Phinehas (<a href="/numbers/25-8.htm" title="And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.">Numbers 25:8</a>; <a href="/numbers/31-6.htm" title="And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.">Numbers 31:6</a>). (See Note on <a href="/judges/11-39.htm" title="And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,">Judges 11:39</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 48. - Turned again, not the same word as the turned of vers. 45, 47, but turned back, came again by the way by which they had gone in pursuit of the Benjamites, and on their return towards Bethel (<a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Judges 21:2</a>) entered into all the Benjamlte cities, which lay thick together east and north of Gibeah, and ruthlessly put all the remaining population to the sword; burning all the cities, and treating the whole tribe of Benjamin, with all that belonged to them, as a 'herem, a thing devoted to utter destruction, like Jericho. <a href="/commentaries/judges/20-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the men וְאִ֨ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc turned back שָׁ֣בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the other Benjamites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and struck down וַיַּכּ֣וּם (way·yak·kūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike with the sword חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all מְתֹם֙ (mə·ṯōm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4974.htm">Strong's 4974: </a> Wholesomeness, completely the cities, מֵעִ֤יר (mê·‘îr) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement including the animals בְּהֵמָ֔ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while everything else כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every they found. הַנִּמְצָ֑א (han·nim·ṣā) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present And they גַּ֛ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and burned down שִׁלְּח֥וּ (šil·lə·ḥū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the cities הֶעָרִ֥ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement in their path. הַנִּמְצָא֖וֹת (han·nim·ṣā·’ō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/20-48.htm">OT History: Judges 20:48 The men of Israel turned again (Jd Judg. 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