Judges 20:37 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 20:37

The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.

BSB

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ASV

And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

KJV

And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָאֹרֵ֣ב	ve.ha.'o.Rev	and the ambusher	H693 →
הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ	he.Chi.shu	they made haste	H2363 →
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ	vai.yif.she.Tu	and they made a raid	H6584 →
אֶל־	'el-	against	H413 →
הַגִּבְעָ֑ה	ha.giv.'Ah	<the> Gibeah	H1390 →
וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙	vai.yim.shoKh	and he marched	H4900 →
הָאֹרֵ֔ב	ha.'o.Rev	the ambusher	H693 →
וַיַּ֥ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָעִ֖יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
לְפִי־	le.fi-	to [the] mouth of	H6310 →
חָֽרֶב׃	Cha.rev	[the] sword	H2719 →

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Joshua 6:5
And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Hebrews 11:30
  By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
- Exodus 19:19
  And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
- Joshua 6:16
  After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
- 1 Samuel 4:5
  When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.
Through
Exodus 19:13
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach…
leads to
- Exodus 19:16
  On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the…
- Hebrews 12:20
  For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to…