Richter 20:38

Elberfelder Bibel

Die Männer von Israel hatten sich aber mit dem Hinterhalt verabredet, eine große Rauchsäule aus der Stadt emporsteigen zu lassen.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Aber die Männer von Israel hatten mit dem Hinterhalt die Abrede getroffen, daß dieser einen starken Rauch aus der Stadt solle aufsteigen lassen.

Lutherbible (1912)
Sie hatten aber abgeredet miteinander, die Männer von Israel und der Hinterhalt, mit dem Schwert über sie zu fallen, wenn der Rauch aus der Stadt sich erhöbe.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Now there: 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 verses of this chapter.

sign: or, time, Genesis 17:21, 2 Kings 4:16, *marg.

and: Heb. with

flame: Heb. elevation

Reciprocal: Joel 2:30 - pillars

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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. There was a time fixed, at which the men of Israel proposed to be at Baaltamar, exactly when the Benjaminites would be drawn at a proper distance from the city, and then the liers in wait were to break forth, and rush upon it, and enter it:

and that they should make a great flame with smoke to rise up out of the city; set it on fire, and cause the fire to burn fiercely, that there might be a large ascent of flame and smoke to be seen afar off; which, when the men of Israel saw, they would know the city was taken.

z המועד "tempus constitutum", Panginus, Montanus, Junius et Tremellius, Piscator.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 20:38. 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.