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Judges 20:37

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.

And the liers in wait {H693} hasted {H2363}, and rushed {H6584} upon Gibeah {H1390}; and the liers in wait {H693} drew themselves along {H4900}, and smote {H5221} all the city {H5892} with the edge {H6310} of the sword {H2719}.

Then the men who had been lying in wait rushed in on Giv'ah, drew their swords and destroyed the city.

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

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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Cross-References

  • Joshua 8:19 (5 votes)

    And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
  • Exodus 19:13 (2 votes)

    There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether [it be] beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
  • Joshua 6:5 (2 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
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