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 city destroyed them in the midst of the men of Israel.
King James Version (KJV) - Judges 20:42 >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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Judges 20:42 >So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.