ORV
42. ଏଣୁ ସେମାନେ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲୀୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରୁ ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର-ପଥ ଆଡ଼େ ଫେରିଲେ; ମାତ୍ର ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପଛେ ପଛେ ଲାଗି ରହିଲା; ପୁଣି ନଗରମାନରୁ ଆଗତ ଲୋକମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଥ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସଂହାର କଲେ ।

IRVOR
42. ଏଣୁ ସେମାନେ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲୀୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରୁ ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର-ପଥ ଆଡ଼େ ଫେରିଲେ; ମାତ୍ର ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପଛେ ପଛେ ଲାଗି ରହିଲା; ପୁଣି ନଗରମାନରୁ ଆସିଥିବା ଲୋକମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଥ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସଂହାର କଲେ।



KJV
42. Therefore they turned [their backs] before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which [came] out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

AMP
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel and fled toward the wilderness, but the battle followed close behind and overtook them; and the inhabitants of the cities destroyed those [Benjamites] who came through them in their midst.

KJVP

YLT
42. and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who [are] from the city are destroying them in their midst;

ASV
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

WEB
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of it.

NASB
42. They retreated before the men of Israel in the direction of the desert, with the fight being pressed against them. In their very midst, meanwhile, those who had been in the city were spreading destruction.

ESV
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. And those who came out of the cities were destroying them in their midst.

RV
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they which came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.

RSV
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

NKJV
42. Therefore they turned [their backs] before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and whoever [came] out of the cities they destroyed in their midst.

MKJV
42. And they turned before the men of Israel, to the way of the wilderness. But the battle overtook them. And those who came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.

AKJV
42. Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the middle of them.

NRSV
42. Therefore they turned away from the Israelites in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the city were slaughtering them in between.

NIV
42. So they fled before the Israelites in the direction of the desert, but they could not escape the battle. And the men of Israel who came out of the towns cut them down there.

NIRV
42. So they ran away from the men of Israel. They ran toward the desert. But they couldn't escape the battle. Other men of Israel came out of the towns. There they struck the men of Benjamin down.

NLT
42. So they turned around and fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness. But they couldn't escape the battle, and the people who came out of the nearby towns were also killed.

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GNB

NET

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