Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said, "Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from 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?
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?
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 of Bethel came and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted their voices and {wept bitterly}. 3 And they said, "Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?" 4 On the next day the people rose early, and they built there an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:24
And all the nations will say, '{Why} has Yahweh done {such a thing} to this land? What [caused] the fierceness of this great anger?'
Joshua 7:7-9
And Joshua said, "Ah, my Lord! Why did you bring this people across the Jordan to give us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content and stayed beyond the Jordan.
Psalm 74:1
Why, O God, have you rejected [us] forever? [Why] does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalm 80:12
Why have you broken down its walls, so that all [who] pass on [the] road pluck [fruit from] it?
Proverbs 19:3
As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
Isaiah 63:17
Why do you make us wander, Yahweh? You harden our heart from your ways {so that we do not fear} you. Turn back for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.
Jeremiah 12:1
You [will be] in the right, Yahweh, when I complain to you. Even so, let me speak [my] claims with you. Why does [the] way of [the] wicked succeed? All those who deal treacherously with treachery are at ease.