Judges 20:38

World English Bible (WEB)

Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

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36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck, for the men of Israel yielded to Benjamin because they trusted the ambushers whom they had set against Gibeah.

37 The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.

38 Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.

39 The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, “Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.”

40 But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and behold, the whole city went up in smoke to the sky.

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Judges 20:38 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambushers was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
KJV King James Version: Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
ASV American Standard Version: Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And there was the appointed sign to the men of Israel with the ambush — their causing to go up a great volume of smoke from the city.
DBY Darby Translation: Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the ambush, that they should make a thick column of smoke rise up out of the city.
WBS Webster Bible: Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke to rise from the city.