Judges - 20:44



44 There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these (were) men of valor.

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Explanation and meaning of Judges 20:44.

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And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.
And they that were slain in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all most valiant soldiers.
Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of them men of valor.
And there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men, the whole of these are men of valour;
Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin came to their death, all strong men of war.
Now those who were put to death in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all very robust fighters.

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Historical Commentaries

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And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men,.... Just the number they had slain of Israel in the second battle. This is the number of them that were slain when Israel turned upon them, and by that time they got to the east of Gibeah; afterwards 5000 more were slain on the highways, and 2000 near Gidom, as after related:
all these were men of valour; as appears by three times facing and engaging with the army of Israel, so vastly superior to them, and twice beating them.

In this battle there fell of Benjamin 18,000 men, all brave men. The את before כּל־אלּה is not a preposition, "with" (as the lxx, Cod. Al., and Bertheau render it), but a sign of the accusative. It serves to show that the thought which follows is governed by the principal clause, "so far as all these were concerned, they were brave men."

There fell - Namely, in the field, of battle.

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