Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards New Living Translation They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, “Go and hide in the vineyards. English Standard Version And they commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards Berean Standard Bible So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards King James Bible Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; New King James Version Therefore they instructed the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in wait in the vineyards, New American Standard Bible And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, NASB 1995 And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, NASB 1977 And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Legacy Standard Bible And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Amplified Bible So they instructed the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go, set an ambush in the vineyards, Christian Standard Bible Then they commanded the Benjaminites, “Go and hide in the vineyards. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they commanded the Benjaminites: “Go and hide in the vineyards. American Standard Version And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they commanded the children of Benjamin and they said to them: “Go lie in wait in the vineyards Brenton Septuagint Translation And they charged the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Contemporary English Version The leaders told the men of Benjamin who still did not have wives: Go to Shiloh and hide in the vineyards near the festival. Douay-Rheims Bible And they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards, English Revised Version And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; GOD'S WORD® Translation So they told the men of Benjamin, "Hide in the vineyards and Good News Translation They told the Benjaminites, "Go and hide in the vineyards International Standard Version So they told the descendants of Benjamin, "Go and hide in the vineyards. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying: 'Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Literal Standard Version And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go—and you have laid wait in the vineyards, Majority Standard Bible So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards New American Bible And they instructed the Benjaminites, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards. NET Bible So they commanded the Benjaminites, "Go hide in the vineyards, New Revised Standard Version And they instructed the Benjaminites, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, New Heart English Bible They commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Webster's Bible Translation Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards; World English Bible They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Young's Literal Translation And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, 'Go -- and ye have laid wait in the vineyards, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives for the Benjamites…19“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards 21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.… Cross References Judges 21:19 "But look," they said, "there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah." Judges 21:21 and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. Treasury of Scripture Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Jump to Previous Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Command Commanded Hide Instructed Lie Secretly Vine-Gardens Vineyards Wait WaitingJump to Next Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Command Commanded Hide Instructed Lie Secretly Vine-Gardens Vineyards Wait WaitingJudges 21 1. The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin8. By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16. They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh (20) They commanded.--Rather, they gave notice. This is the keri or marginal reading of the Hebrew; the kethib, or written text, has the verb in the singular, in which case we must take it impersonally, "It was bidden," and suppose that some leading personage--probably Phinehas, the impress of whose character and reminiscences is observable throughout--is the speaker. Hebrew So they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּ (way·ṣaw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the Benjamites: בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son “Go, לְכ֖וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk hide וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם (wa·’ă·raḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 693: To lie in wait in the vineyards בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ (bak·kə·rā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard Links Judges 21:20 NIVJudges 21:20 NLT Judges 21:20 ESV Judges 21:20 NASB Judges 21:20 KJV Judges 21:20 BibleApps.com Judges 21:20 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:20 Chinese Bible Judges 21:20 French Bible Judges 21:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 21:20 They commanded the children of Benjamin saying (Jd Judg. Jdg) |