Judges 20:45
45The rest ▼▼tn Heb “they”; the referent (the rest [of the Benjaminites]) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites ▼▼tn Heb “and they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
caught ▼▼tn Heb “gleaned.” The word is an agricultural term which pictures Israelites picking off the Benjaminites as easily as one picks grapes from the vine.
5,000 of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels ▼▼tn Heb “stuck close after them.”
all the way to Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
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