Judges 20:46
New International Version
On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters.

New Living Translation
So that day the tribe of Benjamin lost 25,000 strong warriors armed with swords,

English Standard Version
So all who fell that day of Benjamin were 25,000 men who drew the sword, all of them men of valor.

Berean Standard Bible
That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.

King James Bible
So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

New King James Version
So all who fell of Benjamin that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

New American Standard Bible
So all those of Benjamin who fell that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were valiant men.

NASB 1995
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors.

NASB 1977
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors.

Legacy Standard Bible
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who drew the sword; all these were valiant men.

Amplified Bible
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword, all of them brave and able warriors.

Christian Standard Bible
All the Benjaminites who died that day were twenty-five thousand armed men; all were warriors.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All the Benjaminites who died that day were 25,000 armed men; all were warriors.

American Standard Version
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

Contemporary English Version
Twenty-five thousand soldiers of Benjamin died that day, all of them experienced warriors.

English Revised Version
So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In all, 25,000 men from Benjamin who were armed with swords were killed that day. They were all experienced men.

Good News Translation
In all, twenty-five thousand Benjaminites were killed that day--all of them brave soldiers.

International Standard Version
To sum up, the soldiers from the tribe of Benjamin who died that day totaled 25,000 men, all of them expert swordsmen and valiant soldiers.

Majority Standard Bible
That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.

NET Bible
That day twenty-five thousand sword-wielding Benjaminites fell in battle, all of them capable warriors.

New Heart English Bible
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand swordsmen; all these were valiant fighters.

Webster's Bible Translation
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

World English Bible
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword. All these were men of valor.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty-five thousand men drawing sword, on that day—all these [were] men of valor;

Young's Literal Translation
And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day -- the whole of these are men of valour;

Smith's Literal Translation
And all those falling of Benjamin will be twenty and five thousand men drawing sword in that day; all these men of strength.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so it happened that all of those who were slain from Benjamin, in various places, were twenty-five thousand fighters, very willing to go to war.

New American Bible
The total of those from Benjamin who fell that day was twenty-five thousand swordsmen, all of them warriors.

New Revised Standard Version
So all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand arms-bearing men, all of them courageous fighters.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all who fell of the sons of Benjamin on that day were twenty and five thousand men drawing a sword, all of them mighty men
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all that fell of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew sword in that day: all these were men of might.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Civil War Against Benjamin
45Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more. 46That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor. 47But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.…

Cross References
Judges 21:25
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 19:29-30
When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel. / And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

Deuteronomy 13:12-18
If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ...

Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

Hosea 10:9
Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

1 Samuel 11:7
He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.

1 Samuel 15:33
But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

2 Samuel 2:25-31
The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill. / Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?” / “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.” ...

2 Samuel 19:41-43
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?” / And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?” / “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:6-8
For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. / Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king. / Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria.

Isaiah 9:19-21
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. / They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. / Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”

Jeremiah 48:2
There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

Matthew 24:21
For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

Luke 21:22-24
For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. / How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. / They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.


Treasury of Scripture

So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.

twenty

Judges 20:15,35
And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men…

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Judges 20
1. The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong
8. The decree of the assembly
12. The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites
18. The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand
26. They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.














That day
The phrase "that day" signifies a specific moment in time, a culmination of events that had been building up. In the context of Judges 20, this refers to the day of battle between the Israelites and the tribe of Benjamin. Historically, this was a period of great turmoil and moral decline in Israel, as the tribes were not united under a single king. The phrase underscores the immediacy and the gravity of the events that transpired, marking a decisive and tragic moment in Israel's history.

25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell
The number "25,000" is significant, indicating a substantial loss for the tribe of Benjamin. The Benjamites were known for their skill in battle, and the loss of such a large number of warriors would have been devastating. The term "swordsmen" highlights their role as warriors, emphasizing the martial culture of the time. The Hebrew root for "fell" (נָפַל, naphal) often implies a violent death in battle, underscoring the severity of the conflict. This phrase reflects the consequences of internal strife and the cost of disobedience to God's covenant.

all men of valor
The description "men of valor" (אִישׁ חָיִל, ish chayil) denotes bravery and strength. These were not ordinary men; they were elite warriors, respected and feared for their prowess in battle. The loss of such men would have been a significant blow to the tribe of Benjamin, both in terms of military capability and morale. This phrase serves as a reminder of the tragic waste of potential and the sorrow that accompanies civil conflict. It also highlights the irony of valor being expended in a fratricidal war, rather than in defense of the nation against external enemies.

(46) Twenty and five thousand men.--Eighteen thousand killed in battle, ? 5,000 on the paved roads (mesilloth), ? 2,000 near Rimmon, ? 600 survivors, makes 25,600. But as the Benjamites were 26,700 (see Judges 20:15), either the total in Judges 20:15 is wrong, or we must make the much more natural supposition that 1,000 Benjamites, as against 40,000 Israelites (which would only be 1 to 36), had fallen in the two first battles.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
That
הַה֑וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

25,000
עֶשְׂרִים֩ (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

Benjamite
מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן (mib·bin·yā·min)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

swordsmen
חֶ֖רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

fell,
הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים (han·nō·p̄ə·lîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

valiant warriors.
אַנְשֵׁי־ (’an·šê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


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