Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

New American Standard Bible

So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.

King James Version

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

Holman Bible

Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions, but did not seek the Lord’s counsel.

International Standard Version

So the leaders of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not ask the LORD about it.

A Conservative Version

And the men took of their provision, and did not ask counsel at the mouth of LORD.

American Standard Version

And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

Amplified

So the men [of Israel] took some of their own provisions [and offered them in friendship], and [foolishly] did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

Darby Translation

And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

And the men will take of their food, and they asked not the mouth of Jehovah.

King James 2000

And the men took of their provisions, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the leaders took from their provisions, but {they did not ask direction from Yahweh}.

Modern King James verseion

And they received the men because of their provisions, and did not ask at the mouth of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the men took of their victuals, and counseled not with the mouth of the LORD.

NET Bible

The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord's advice.

New Heart English Bible

The men sampled their provisions, and did not ask counsel from the mouth of the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

So the men took of their provision, - but, the bidding of Yahweh, had they not asked.

Webster

And the men took of their provisions, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

World English Bible

The men sampled their provisions, and didn't ask counsel from the mouth of Yahweh.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

ציד 
Tsayid 
Usage: 19

and asked
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

not counsel at the mouth
פּה 
Peh 
Usage: 497

References

Context Readings

The Gibeonites Act With Cunning

13 and these are the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.' 14 And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked; 15 and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

Cross References

Numbers 27:21

'And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.'

Exodus 28:30

'And thou hast put unto the breastplate of judgment the Lights and the Perfections, and they have been on the heart of Aaron, in his going in before Jehovah, and Aaron hath borne the judgment of the sons of Israel on his heart before Jehovah continually.

Judges 1:1

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel ask at Jehovah, saying, 'Who doth go up for us unto the Canaanite, at the commencement, to fight against it?'

Judges 20:18

And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah -- at the commencement.'

Judges 20:28

and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is standing before it in those days -- saying, 'Do I add again to go out to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or do I cease?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up, for to-morrow I give him into thy hand.'

1 Samuel 14:18-19

And Saul saith to Ahiah, 'Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

1 Samuel 22:10

and he asketh for him at Jehovah, and provision hath given to him, and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him.

1 Samuel 23:9-12

And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, 'Bring nigh the ephod.'

1 Samuel 30:7-8

And David saith unto Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, 'Bring nigh, I pray thee, to me the ephod;' and Abiathar bringeth nigh the ephod unto David,

2 Samuel 2:1

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, 'Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?' and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Go up.' And David saith, 'Whither do I go up?' and He saith, 'To Hebron.'

2 Samuel 5:19

And David asketh of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I go up unto the Philistines? dost Thou give them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith unto David, 'Go up, for I certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.'

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

And Saul dieth because of his trespass that he trespassed against Jehovah, against the word of Jehovah that he kept not, and also for asking at a familiar spirit -- to inquire, --

Ezra 8:21

And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

Isaiah 30:1-2

Woe to apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin.

James 1:5

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

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