MANNAFEST

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

KJV

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ASV

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

WEB

On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before.

YLT

and the sons of Israel go up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, and arrange themselves against Gibeah, as time by time.

DBT

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at the other times.

About this book

Old Testament

JudgesThe post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Author
Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date
Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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