Parallel Verses
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 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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 21:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
1
The Israelites gathered at Mizpah. They made a solemn promise to Jehovah: None of us will allow a daughter to marry a Benjaminite.
2
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Judges 20:26
The people of Israel went up to Bethel and mourned. They sat there in Jehovah's presence and fasted until evening. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole in the presence of Jehovah.
Judges 20:18
The Israelites went to the house of God at Bethel, and there they asked God: Which of us should attack the Benjaminites first? Jehovah answered: The tribe of Judah.
Genesis 27:38
Esau pleaded: Father, please! Do you have only one blessing, Father? Bless me too, Father! Esau broke down and wept.
Joshua 18:1
The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh. They set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. The land was subdued before them.
Judges 2:4
When the angel of Jehovah spoke these words to all the children of Israel the people wept loudly.
Judges 20:23
They mourned in the presence of Jehovah until evening. They asked him if they should go again in battle against their brothers the Benjaminites? Jehovah's answer was: Yes.
Judges 21:12
They found four hundred young virgins among the people in Jabesh. They brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
1 Samuel 30:4
David and his men cried loudly until they did not have the strength to cry anymore.