Judges 3:29
New International Version
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.

New Living Translation
They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped.

English Standard Version
And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.

Berean Standard Bible
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.

King James Bible
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

New King James Version
And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.

New American Standard Bible
They struck and killed about ten thousand Moabites at that time, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

NASB 1995
They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

NASB 1977
And they struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they struck down at that time about 10,000 Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

Amplified Bible
They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabite men, all strong, courageous men; not a man escaped.

Christian Standard Bible
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all stout and able-bodied men. Not one of them escaped.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At that time they struck down about 10,000 Moabites, all strong and able-bodied men. Not one of them escaped.

American Standard Version
And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

Contemporary English Version
and before the fighting was over, they killed about 10,000 Moabite warriors--not one escaped alive.

English Revised Version
And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour; and there escaped not a man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At that time they killed about ten thousand of Moab's best fighting men. Not one of them escaped.

Good News Translation
That day they killed about ten thousand of the best Moabite soldiers; none of them escaped.

International Standard Version
At that time they attacked about 10,000 Moabites, all of whom were strong and valiant men. Not one man escaped.

Majority Standard Bible
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.

NET Bible
That day they killed about ten thousand Moabites--all strong, capable warriors; not one escaped.

New Heart English Bible
They struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor: and there escaped not a man.

World English Bible
They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they strike Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and everyone a man of valor, and no man has escaped,

Young's Literal Translation
And they smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will smite Moab in that time, about ten thousand men, every one fat and every man strong: and not a man was saved.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they slew of the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and Valiant men: none of them could escape.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so, they struck down the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and robust men. None of them were able to escape.

New American Bible
On that occasion they slew about ten thousand Moabites, all of them strong warriors. Not one escaped.

New Revised Standard Version
At that time they killed about ten thousand of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; no one escaped.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they slew of the Moabites at that time about ten thousand men, all great and valiant men; and there escaped not a man.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they killed of the Moabites at that time about ten thousand men, everyone who was rich and every mighty man, and no man escaped
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour; and there escaped not a man.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they smote Moab on that day about ten thousand men, every lusty person and every mighty man; and not a man escaped.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Ehud
28“Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over. 29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped. 30So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.…

Cross References
Joshua 4:12-13
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them. / About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

Numbers 32:29
And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

Deuteronomy 3:18
At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.

Joshua 22:1-4
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh / and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. / All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. ...

1 Samuel 11:11
The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

1 Kings 4:19
Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.

1 Chronicles 12:37
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.

2 Chronicles 30:11
Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

Ezekiel 25:8-11
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...

Matthew 4:15
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Mark 5:20
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

Luke 8:39
“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

John 1:28
All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Acts 2:9-11
Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, / Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, / both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”


Treasury of Scripture

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.

lusty.

Judges 3:17
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Job 15:27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

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Judges 3
1. The nations which were left to prove Israel
5. By communion with them they commit idolatry
8. Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim
12. Ehud from Eglon
31. and Shamgar from the Philistines














At that time
This phrase situates the event within a specific historical context. The period of the Judges was marked by cycles of Israel's disobedience, oppression by foreign powers, cries for deliverance, and subsequent salvation through divinely appointed leaders. The phrase underscores the immediacy and divine timing of the deliverance, emphasizing God's sovereignty in orchestrating events for His purposes.

they struck down
The Hebrew root for "struck down" is נָכָה (nakah), which conveys a decisive and forceful action. This term is often used in the context of military victories granted by God. It highlights the completeness of the victory and the divine empowerment of the Israelites to overcome their oppressors, reflecting God's faithfulness to His covenant promises.

about ten thousand Moabites
The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel. The number "ten thousand" signifies a large, formidable force, underscoring the magnitude of the victory. This victory over a significant enemy illustrates God's power to deliver His people against overwhelming odds, reinforcing the theme of divine intervention.

all robust and valiant men
The description of the Moabites as "robust and valiant" emphasizes their strength and warrior status. The Hebrew words חָזָק (chazaq) for "robust" and חַיִל (chayil) for "valiant" denote physical strength and bravery. This detail magnifies the miraculous nature of Israel's triumph, as it was not by their own might but by God's intervention that they prevailed.

Not one of them escaped
This phrase underscores the totality of the victory. The complete annihilation of the enemy signifies a decisive end to Moabite oppression. It serves as a testament to God's thoroughness in delivering His people and ensuring their peace and security. This total victory also prefigures the ultimate triumph of God over all His enemies, offering hope and assurance to believers of God's ultimate justice and deliverance.

(29) At that time.--Apparently in the first surprise of the Moabite forces and garrisons.

All lusty.--Literally, every fat man and every soldier of strength, the word being the same as that used in Judges 3:17 to describe the fatness of Eglon. The choice of the word seems to be dictated by a certain grim sense of humour. "The narrative ends, as it had begun, with its half-humorous allusion to the well-fed carcases of those who, corpulent like their chief, lay dead along the shore of the river." (Stanley.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
At that
הַהִ֗יא (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time
בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

they struck down
וַיַּכּ֨וּ (way·yak·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5221: To strike

about ten
כַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת (ka·‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

thousand
אֲלָפִים֙ (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

Moabites,
מוֹאָ֜ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

robust
שָׁמֵ֖ן (šā·mên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8082: Greasy, gross, rich

and valiant
חָ֑יִל (ḥā·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

men.
אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

Not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

one
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of them escaped.
נִמְלַ֖ט (nim·laṭ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks


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