Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
International Standard Version
So the people went to Bethel, sat before God until dusk, where they cried out loud and wept bitterly.
A Conservative Version
And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly.
American Standard Version
And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
Amplified
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
Bible in Basic English
And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.
Darby Translation
And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people will go to the house of God and will sit there even till evening, before God; and they will lift up their voice and weep a great weeping.
King James 2000
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept greatly;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the people of Bethel came and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted their voices and {wept bitterly}.
Modern King James verseion
And the people came to the house of God and stayed there until evening before God, and lifted up their voice and wept grievously,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the people came to Bethel and abode there till evening, before God, and lifted up their voices and wept sore,
NET Bible
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
New Heart English Bible
The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
The Emphasized Bible
So then the people came to Bethel, and abode there, until the evening, before God, - and lifted up their voice, and wept bitterly,
Webster
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;
World English Bible
The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep -- a great weeping,
Themes
tribe of Benjamin » Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » Tabernacle at, and called house of God
The Dead » Mourning for » Examples of grief
Evening » Humiliation often continued until
Nation » National adversity, prayer in
Rashness » Instances of » Israel's vow to destroy the benjamites
Interlinear
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Paniym
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 21:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
1
The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: “None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage.”
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Judges 20:26
The whole Israelite army went to Bethel where they wept and sat before the Lord.
Judges 20:18
They set out, went to Bethel, and inquired of God.
And the Lord answered, “Judah will be first.”
Genesis 27:38
Esau said to his father, “Do you only have one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!” And Esau wept loudly.
Joshua 18:1
The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh
Judges 2:4
When the Angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.
Judges 20:23
They went up, wept
And the Lord answered: “Fight against them.”
Judges 21:12
They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young women, who had not had sexual relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
1 Samuel 30:4
David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.