But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky. ¹ 

biblegateway Jdg 20:40

But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, Benjamin looked behind them; and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke to heaven.

But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, Benjamin looked behind them, and the whole city was going up in smoke.

But when the column of smoke started to rise from the city, the men of Benjamin turned around and saw the whole city going up in smoke.

biblegateway Jdg 20:40

But when the column of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benjamites turned and saw the smoke of the whole city going up into the sky.

But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them, and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

bibleoremus Jdg 20:40

But when the cloud, a column of smoke, began to rise out of the city, the Benjaminites looked behind them—and there was the whole city going up in smoke toward the sky!

But as the column of smoke began to go up from the town, the Benjamites looked back and thought the whole town was in flames.

biblegateway Jdg 20:40

But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and there was the whole city going up in smoke to heaven.

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

biblegateway Jdg 20:40

But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky. ¹ 

¹ tn Heb “Benjamin turned after him and, look, the whole city went up toward the sky.”