Parallel Verses
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,
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;
Holman Bible
So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God
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 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 And the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, Not one of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God and stayed there until evening before God, and lifted up their voice and wept grievously, 3 and said, O, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Judges 20:26
And all the sons of Israel, and all the people, went up and came into the house of God, and wept, and sat there before Jehovah and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Jehovah.
Judges 20:18
And the sons of Israel rose and went up to the house of God and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the sons of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah first.
Genesis 27:38
And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel gathered at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
Judges 2:4
And it happened when the Angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
Judges 20:23
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.
Judges 21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had known no man by lying with any male. And they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
1 Samuel 30:4
And David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.