Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.

New American Standard Bible

And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.

King James Version

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Holman Bible

But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, “Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel.

International Standard Version

But the Israelis were mourning for their relatives in the tribe of Benjamin. They announced, "One tribe has been eliminated from Israel today!

A Conservative Version

And the sons of Israel regretted for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Amplified

And the sons of Israel felt sorry [and had compassion] for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe has been cut off from Israel today.

Darby Translation

And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.

Julia Smith Translation

And the sons of Israel will lament for Benjamin their brother, and they will say, There was cut off this day one tribe from Israel.

King James 2000

And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But the {Israelites} had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives, and they said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.

Modern King James verseion

And the sons of Israel repented themselves for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the children of Israel had pity on Benjamin their brethren, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day:

NET Bible

The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said, "Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!

New Heart English Bible

The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

The Emphasized Bible

And the sons of Israel grieved for Benjamin, their brother, - and they said, There is cut off, to-day, one tribe out of Israel.

Webster

And the children of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

World English Bible

The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, 'There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

בּנימין 
Binyamiyn 
Usage: 166

and said

Usage: 0

There is one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

גּדע 
Gada` 
Usage: 22

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

Context Readings

A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin

5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death. 6 And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel. 7 What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

Cross References

Judges 21:15

And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

Judges 11:35

And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.

Judges 20:23

Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.

2 Samuel 2:26

Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?

Hosea 11:8

How may I give you up, O Ephraim? how may I be your saviour, O Israel? how may I make you like Admah? how may I do to you as I did to Zeboim? My heart is turned in me, it is soft with pity.

Luke 19:41-42

And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain