OCVML
42. അവർ ഇസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ മുന്നിൽനിന്നു മരുഭൂമിവഴി പലായനംചെയ്തു. എന്നാൽ യുദ്ധത്തിൽനിന്നു രക്ഷപ്പെടാൻ അവർക്കു കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല; പട്ടണങ്ങളിൽനിന്നുള്ളവരെ അതതു പട്ടണത്തിൽവെച്ചു സംഹരിച്ചു.

MOV
42. അവർ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്നു മരുഭൂമിയിലേക്കുള്ള വഴിക്കു തിരിഞ്ഞു; പട അവരെ പിന്തുടർന്നു; പട്ടണങ്ങളിൽനിന്നുള്ളവരെ അവർ അതതിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യേവെച്ചു സംഹരിച്ചു.

ERVML

IRVML
42. അവർ യിസ്രായേൽമക്കളുടെ മുമ്പിൽനിന്ന് മരുഭൂമിയിലേക്ക് തിരിഞ്ഞു; യിസ്രായേല്യർ അവർക്ക് മുമ്പായി പോയി; പട്ടണങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് പുറത്ത് വന്നവരെ അവർ അതത് പട്ടണത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യേവെച്ച് സംഹരിച്ചു.



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
42. Therefore they turned H6437 [ their ] [ backs ] before H6440 L-CMP the men H376 NMS of Israel H3478 unto H413 PREP the way H1870 NMS of the wilderness H4057 D-NMS ; but the battle H4421 overtook H1692 them ; and them which H834 W-RPRO [ came ] out of the cities H5892 they destroyed H7843 in the midst H8432 of them .

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.

MSG
42. Confronted by the Israelites, they tried to get away down the wilderness road, but by now the battle was everywhere. The men of Israel poured out of the towns, killing them right and left,

GNB
42. They retreated from the Israelites and ran toward the open country, but they could not escape. They were caught between the main army and the men who were now coming out of the city, and they were destroyed.

NET
42. They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down.

ERVEN
42. So the army of Benjamin ran away from the army of Israel. They ran toward the desert. But they could not escape the fighting. And the men of Israel came out of the cities and killed them.