The Crime of the Benjamites
Judges 19:30
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”
- KJV
- And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
- WEB
- It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”
- ASV
- And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
- LSV
- And it has come to pass, everyone who sees has said, “There has not been—indeed, there has not been seen [anything] like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day; set your [heart] on it, take counsel, and speak.”
- YLT
- And it hath come to pass, every one who seeth hath said, 'There hath not been — yea, there hath not been seen like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt till this day; set your [heart] upon it, take counsel, and speak.'
- DBY
- And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.
- DRC
- And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done.
- GNV
- And all that saw it, said, There was no such thing done or seene since the time that the children of Israel came vp from the lande of Egypt vnto this day: consider the matter, consult and giue sentence.
- JPS
- And it was so, that all that saw it said: 'Such a thing hath not happened nor been seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.'
- LXXE
- And it was so, that every one who saw it said, Such a day as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye counsel concerning it, and speak.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְהָיָ֣ה כָל־הָרֹאֶ֗ה וְאָמַר֙ לֹֽא־נִהְיְתָ֤ה וְלֹֽא־נִרְאֲתָה֙ כָּזֹ֔את לְמִיּ֞וֹם עֲל֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה שִֽׂימוּ־לָכֶ֥ם עָלֶ֖יהָ עֻ֥צוּ וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐγένετο πᾶς ὁ βλέπων ἔλεγεν, οὐκ ἐγένετο καὶ οὐχ ἑὼραται ἀπὸ ἡμέρας ἀναβάσεως υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ὠς αὐτή· θέσθε ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς βουλὴν ἐπʼ αὐτὴν, καὶ λαλήσατε.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GibeahRapeWolfAdvice; Advise; AdvisementZebah and ZalmunnaBethlehemTakeJudges, Period ofBenjaminIsrael
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Cross-references most cited first
- Judges 20:7Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
- Proverbs 11:14For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
- Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
- Proverbs 24:6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
- Proverbs 15:22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
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