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Judges 20:37
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Judges 20:37
37And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
37And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed vpon Gibeah, and the liers in wait ‖drew themselues along, and smote all the citie with the edge of the sword.
- Or, made a long sound with the trumpet.
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DEFINED WORDS
Judges 20:37
To remain in expectation or readiness; to attend or serve; as a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
To haste: to hurry, act quickly, or make speed.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Moved or dashed forward suddenly and forcefully.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Onward in the course, way, or direction named.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Struck, beat, wounded, afflicted, or slew.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The cutting border, outer limit, or boundary of something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 37
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Open the full verse study19And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
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Open the full verse study13There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
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Open the full verse study5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
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