Judges 20:38 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 20:38

The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

BSB

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ASV

Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

KJV

Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait,.... Or an appointed time (z) as the Targum; so Kimchi and Abarbinel.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Now there was an appointed sign - From this verse to the end of the chapter we have the details of the same operations which are mentioned, in a general way, in the preceding part of the chapter.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗ד	ve.ha.mo.'Ed	and the appointed signal	H4150 →
הָיָ֛ה	ha.Yah	it belonged	H1961 →
לְאִ֥ישׁ	le.'Ish	to [the] man of	H376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
הָאֹרֵ֑ב	ha.'o.Rev	the ambusher	H693 →
הֶ֕רֶב	He.rev	make great	H7235 →
לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛ם	le.ha.'a.lo.Tam	to cause to go up they	H5927 →
מַשְׂאַ֥ת	mas.'At	[the] rising of	H4864 →
הֶעָשָׁ֖ן	he.'a.Shan	the smoke	H6227 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הָעִֽיר׃	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 4:16
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
leads to
- Genesis 18:10
  Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:13
  But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- 2 Kings 4:28
  Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”
- Genesis 18:12–15
  So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
- Genesis 17:21
  But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
Through
Genesis 17:21
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
leads to
- Genesis 21:2–3
  So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Genesis 26:2–5
  The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
- Romans 9:9
  For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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About Judges