Judges 20:23

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Judges 20:23

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New American Standard Bible

The sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against him.”

King James Version

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

Holman Bible

They went up, wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of Him: “Should we again fight against our brothers the Benjaminites?”

And the Lord answered: “Fight against them.”

International Standard Version

From there the Israelis went up and wept in the LORD's presence until evening. Then they asked the LORD, "Should we attack the descendants of Benjamin again?" The LORD replied, "Attack them."

A Conservative Version

And the sons of Israel went up and wept before LORD until evening. And they asked of LORD, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin my brother? And LORD said, Go up against him.

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

Amplified

The sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked of the Lord, “Shall we advance again to battle against the sons of our brother Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

Bible in Basic English

Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.

Darby Translation

And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

Julia Smith Translation

And the sons of Israel will go up and will weep before Jehovah till the evening, and they will ask in Jehovah, saying, Shall I add to draw near to war with the sons of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah will say, Go up against him.

King James 2000

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

Lexham Expanded Bible

The {Israelites} went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Should we again draw near from the battle against the descendants of Benjamin, our relatives?" And Yahweh said, "Go up against them."

Modern King James verseion

And the sons of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until evening, and asked counsel from Jehovah saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the sons of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but they went first up and wept before the LORD unto evening, and asked of the LORD saying, "Shall we go again to battle against the children of Benjamin, our brethren?"

NET Bible

The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, "Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?" The Lord said, "Attack them!"

New Heart English Bible

The children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening; and they asked of the LORD, saying, "Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?" The LORD said, "Go up against him."

The Emphasized Bible

Now the sons of Israel had gone up, and wept before Yahweh, until the evening, and asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother? And Yahweh said, Go up against him.

Webster

World English Bible

The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?" Yahweh said, "Go up against him."

Youngs Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up against him.'

Themes

tribe of Benjamin » Almost annihilated for protecting the men of gibeah

Evening » Humiliation often continued until

Urim and thummim » Israelites consult

Topics

Action Until Evening

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the children

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Israel

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

went up

H5927

עלה
`alah

up, offer, come, bring, ascend, go, chew, offering, light, increase, burn, depart, put, spring, raised, arose, break, exalted,

Usage: 890

and wept

H1058

בּכה
Bakah

weep, bewail, sore mourned, all , complain, lamentation, more , weep over, tears

Usage: 114

before

H6440

פּנים
Paniym

before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,

Usage: 2119

the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

until even

H6153

ערב
`ereb

even, evening, night, mingled, people, eventide, eveningtide , Arabia, days, even , evening , evening , eventide

Usage: 134

and asked

H7592

שׁאל שׁאל
Sha'al

ask, enquire, desire, require, borrow, salute, demand, lent, request, earnestly, beg,

Usage: 172

counsel of the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

saying

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Shall I go up

H5066

נגשׁ
Nagash

..near, come, ..nigh, bring, ... hither, offer, approach, forth,

Usage: 125

again

H3254

יסף
Yacaph

more, again, add, increase, also, exceed, put, further, henceforth, can, continued, give,

Usage: 208

to battle

H4421

מלחמה
Milchamah

war, battle, fight, warriors , fighting , war , wars

Usage: 319

against the children

H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,

Usage: 0

of Benjamin

H1144

בּנימין
Binyamiyn

Benjamin

Usage: 166

my brother

H251

אח
'ach

brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other

Usage: 629

And the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Go up

H5927

עלה
`alah

up, offer, come, bring, ascend, go, chew, offering, light, increase, burn, depart, put, spring, raised, arose, break, exalted,

Usage: 890

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:23

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 16035
Judges Rank: 371
1 Topic
3 Themes
5 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
7 Phrases
4 Names
4 References

Context Readings

The Punishment Of Benjamin

²² But the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and arrayed for battle again in the place where they had arrayed themselves the first day. ²³ The sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against him.” ²⁴ Then the sons of Israel came against the sons of Benjamin the second day.