32 p Meaning, crosse wayes or paths to diuers places.
34 q They knewe not, that Gods judgement was at hand to destroy them.
36 r Retired, to drawe them after.
37 / Or, made along sounde with a trumpet.
39 s For they were waxen hardy by the two former victories.
41 t And withstode their enemies.
42 u For they were compassed in on euerie side.
43 / Or, droue them from their reste.
45 x They stewe them by one & one, as they were scacered abroad.
46 y Besides eleuen hundreth that had bene slaine in the former battelles.
46 ! And at length get the victorie.
48 z If they belonged to the Benjamites.
1 ! The Israelites assemble in Mizpeh, to whome the Leuite declareth his wrong.
1 a That is, all with one consent.
2 c Meaning men able to handle their weapon.
6 e That is , her pieces, to euerie tribe a piece, {Chap. 19, 9}
8 f Before we haue reuenged this wickednes.
10 g These onely shulde haue the charge to prouide for vitaile for the rest.
12 h That is, euerie familie of the tribe.
13 ! They sent for them that did the vilenie.
13 i Because they wolde not suffre the wicked to be punished, they declared them selues to maintaine them in their euil, & therefore were all justely punished.
18 k That is, to the Arke, which was in Shiloh: some thinke, in Mizpeh, as {vers. 1}
21 l This God permitted, because the Israelites partely trusted to muche in their strength, and partely God wolde by this meanes punish their sinnes.
25 ! The Israelites are twise ouercome,
25 / Ebr. all they drawing the worde.
28 n Or, serued in the Priests office at those daies: for the Jewes write that he liued thre hundreth yeres.
31 o By the policie of the children of Israel.