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all these <i>were</i> men of valour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these <i>were</i> men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all of these <i>were</i> valiant men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus 18,000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus 18,000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus 18,000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of these brave <i>and</i> able warriors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were eighteen thousand men who died from Benjamin; all were warriors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There were 18,000 men who died from Benjamin; all were warriors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />until 18,000 of these warriors lay dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There were 18,000 experienced men from Benjamin who died in battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Eighteen thousand of the best Benjaminite soldiers were killed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's how 18,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin fell in battle, all of whom were valiant soldiers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Eighteen thousand Benjaminites, all of them capable warriors, fell dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fall—all these [were] men of valor;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men -- the whole of these are men of valour;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these men of strength.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they that were slain in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all most valiant soldiers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now those who were put to death in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all very robust fighters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Eighteen thousand from Benjamin fell, all of them warriors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Eighteen thousand Benjaminites fell, all of them courageous fighters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there fell of the Benjamites eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And eighteen thousand men of the sons of Benjamin fell, all these men were warriors<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these <i>were</i> men of might.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/20-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6360" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Civil War Against Benjamin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">43</span>They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. <span class="reftext">44</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·nāh- (Number-ms) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">And 18,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: mib·bin·yā·min (Prep-m:: 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.">Benjamites</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fell,</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/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê- (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥā·yil (N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">of valor.</a> </span><span class="reftext">45</span>Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24-25</a></span><br />When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well. / A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">1 Samuel 4:10</a></span><br />So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm">2 Samuel 2:17</a></span><br />The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">2 Chronicles 13:17</a></span><br />Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Hosea 10:9</a></span><br />Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60-64</a></span><br />He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. / He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. / He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3-4</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth? / Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-15</a></span><br />But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Jeremiah 19:3-9</a></span><br />saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, / because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21-22</a></span><br />For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Luke 21:22-24</a></span><br />For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. / How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. / They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4-5</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></span><br />We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/20-39.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/judges/18-26.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Valiant</a> <a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Valor</a> <a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Valour</a> <a href="/judges/20-20.htm">War</a> <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Eighteen</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Valiant</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Valor</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Valour</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">War</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Warriors</a> <a href="/judges/20-46.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-1.htm">The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-8.htm">The decree of the assembly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-12.htm">The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-18.htm">The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-26.htm">They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And 18,000 Benjamites fell</b><br>This phrase highlights the significant loss suffered by the tribe of Benjamin during the civil war with the other Israelite tribes. The number 18,000 indicates a substantial portion of the Benjamite fighting force, reflecting the severity of the conflict. This event is part of a larger narrative where the tribe of Benjamin is nearly annihilated due to their defense of the men of Gibeah, who committed a grievous crime. The fall of these men signifies the judgment upon Benjamin for their actions and the consequences of internal strife within Israel. This also serves as a reminder of the destructive nature of sin and disobedience to God's laws.<p><b>all men of valor</b><br>The term "men of valor" refers to the warriors' bravery and skill in battle. Despite their courage and strength, they were unable to withstand the judgment that came upon them. This phrase underscores the futility of relying solely on human strength and valor when opposed to divine justice. It also reflects the tragic loss of potential and leadership within the tribe of Benjamin, as these men represented the best of their warriors. The concept of "men of valor" is echoed throughout Scripture, often used to describe those who are mighty in battle, such as David's mighty men (<a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8-39</a>). This highlights the importance of aligning one's strength with God's purposes rather than opposing them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tribe_of_benjamin.htm">The Tribe of Benjamin</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for their fierce warriors. In this context, they are engaged in a civil war against the other Israelite tribes due to the grievous sin committed in Gibeah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The collective tribes of Israel, excluding Benjamin, who have gathered to execute judgment on the tribe of Benjamin for their sin and refusal to surrender the guilty men of Gibeah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Benjamin where a heinous crime was committed, leading to the conflict described in <a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Judges 20</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_civil_war.htm">The Civil War</a></b><br>A significant and tragic event in Israel's history where the tribes of Israel fought against their own brethren, the Benjamites, resulting in heavy casualties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/valiant_warriors.htm">Valiant Warriors</a></b><br>The men of Benjamin are described as courageous and skilled in battle, highlighting the tragedy of their fall due to sin and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44</a> remind us of the severe consequences of sin and disobedience. The tribe of Benjamin's refusal to address the sin in Gibeah led to devastating loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>The Israelites' pursuit of justice, although flawed, underscores the importance of upholding righteousness within the community of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_believers.htm">Unity Among Believers</a></b><br>The civil war among the tribes of Israel serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of division and the need for unity and reconciliation within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The absence of strong, godly leadership in Israel during this time contributed to the chaos and moral decline, highlighting the need for leaders who seek God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the tragic events, God's sovereignty is evident, and His mercy is available for those who repent and turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_tribe_of_benjamin.htm">What is the Tribe of Benjamin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 44-46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there fell</span>, etc. The account in ver. 35, anticipating the details of the battle, had already given the gross number of casualties in the Benjamite army on this disastrous day as 25,100. We now have the items of the account, viz., 18,000 in the pursuit, in the open plain; 5000 in the highways, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> either the highways mentioned in ver. 31, or, as the expression <span class="accented">gleaning</span> rather intimates, the highways by which straggling bodies tried to reach any neighbouring cities after the great slaughter had taken place; and 2000 more who were making from Gidom; in all 25,000, which is only 100 men short of the reckoning in ver. 35. <span class="cmt_word">The rock of Rimmon</span>. See ver. 47, note. <span class="cmt_word">Gidom</span>. Not elsewhere mentioned, nor identified with any modern name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/20-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And 18,000</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֹנָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·nāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cardinal number, eight, eighth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Benjamites</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fell,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip·pə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">valiant warriors.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁי־</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/20-44.htm">Judges 20:44 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/20-44.htm">OT History: Judges 20:44 There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men (Jd Judg. 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