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# The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin, because they were trusting in the men ... outside Gibeah
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From this sentence until the end of verse 41 is background information that the writer inserted to explain to the readers how the ambush defeated the Benjamites. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])
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# had given ground to Benjamin
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This is an idiom that means they intentionally retreated. Alternate translation: "had allowed Benjamin to move forward" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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