King James Version (KJV)
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Modern English
The people sneaked into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Hebrew
וַתְּהִ֨י הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֛וּא לְאֵ֖בֶל לְכָל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־בְּנֽוֹ׃
vathiy hatshuʿah bayvom hahvʾ lʾebel lkal-haʿam kiy-shamaʿ haʿam bayvom hahvʾ leʾmor neʿeṣab hamelek ʿal-bnvo