Translations
They turned their backs on the Israelites and ran for the wilderness, but the fighting caught up with them. Those who streamed out of the surrounding towns were cut down in the middle of the rout.
They turned their backs to the men of Yisra'el and fled towards the wilderness road, but the battle overtook them; and those who came out of the surrounding cities were cut down in their midst.
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.
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.