Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
New American Standard Bible
They said, “Why, O Lord, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should be missing today in Israel?”
King James Version
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Holman Bible
and cried out, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred
International Standard Version
"Why, LORD God of Israel," they asked him, "is one tribe missing from Israel?"
A Conservative Version
And they said, O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
American Standard Version
And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Amplified
They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this come about in Israel, that there should be today one tribe missing from Israel?”
Bible in Basic English
And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?
Darby Translation
And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say, Wherefore, Jehovah, God of Israel, was this in Israel to miss one tribe this day from Israel?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?"
Modern King James verseion
and said, O, Jehovah, the God of Israel, Why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said, "O LORD God of Israel, why is this chanced in Israel, that there should be this day one tribe lacking in Israel?"
NET Bible
They said, "Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?" An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!"
New Heart English Bible
They said, "LORD God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
The Emphasized Bible
and said, Wherefore, O Yahweh, God of Israel, hath this come about in Israel, - that there should be lacking, to-day, out of Israel, one tribe?
Webster
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
World English Bible
They said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and say, 'Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel -- to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'
Themes
tribe of Benjamin » Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
Nation » National adversity, prayer in
Rashness » Instances of » Israel's vow to destroy the benjamites
Interlinear
'elohiym
Yowm
'echad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 21:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept greatly; 3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass the next day, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24
Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus unto this land? what does the heat of this great anger mean?
Joshua 7:7-9
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelled on the other side of Jordan!
Psalm 74:1
[A maschil of Asaph.] O God, why have you cast us off forever? why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalm 80:12
Why have you then broken down its hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck its fruit?
Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD.
Isaiah 63:17
O LORD, why have you made us to err from your ways, and hardened our heart from your fear? Return for your servants' sake, the tribes of your inheritance.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk with you of your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they happy that deal very treacherously?