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Judges 21:6
But the People of Israel were feeling sorry for Benjamin, their brothers. They said, "Today, one tribe is cut off from Israel. How can we get wives for those who are left? We have sworn by God not to give any of our daughters to them in marriage."
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Christian Standard Bible®
But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, “Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel.
But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, “Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Yisra'el repented them for Binyamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Yisra'el this day.
The children of Yisra'el repented them for Binyamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Yisra'el this day.
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.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Lexham English Bible
But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives, and they said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.
But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives, and they said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.
English Standard Version
And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
New Century Version
The Israelites felt sorry for their relatives, the Benjaminites. They said, "Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
The Israelites felt sorry for their relatives, the Benjaminites. They said, "Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
New English Translation
The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said, "Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!
The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said, "Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!
Amplified Bible
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin, and said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel!
And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin, and said, "Today one tribe is cut off from Israel!
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the children of Israel were sory for Beniamin their brother, & said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the children of Israel were sory for Beniamin their brother, & said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Legacy Standard Bible
Toe het die kinders van Israel hulle broer Benjamin jammer gekry en gesê: Daar is vandag een stam uit Israel afgesny.
Toe het die kinders van Israel hulle broer Benjamin jammer gekry en gesê: Daar is vandag een stam uit Israel afgesny.
Contemporary English Version
The Israelites were sad about what had happened to the Benjamin tribe, and they said, "One of our tribes was almost wiped out.
The Israelites were sad about what had happened to the Benjamin tribe, and they said, "One of our tribes was almost wiped out.
Complete Jewish Bible
The people of Isra'el became sorry for Binyamin their brother and said, "Today one tribe has been cut off from Isra'el.
The people of Isra'el became sorry for Binyamin their brother and said, "Today one tribe has been cut off from Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day is one tribe extirpated from Israel.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day is one tribe extirpated from Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Israelites felt sorry for their relatives, the people of Benjamin. They said, "Today, one tribe has been separated from Israel.
Then the Israelites felt sorry for their relatives, the people of Benjamin. They said, "Today, one tribe has been separated from Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the children of Israel were sorry for the Benjamites their brethren, and said, One tribe has disappeared from Israel this day.
Then the children of Israel were sorry for the Benjamites their brethren, and said, One tribe has disappeared from Israel this day.
Good News Translation
The people of Israel felt sorry for their brothers the Benjaminites and said, "Today Israel has lost one of its tribes.
The people of Israel felt sorry for their brothers the Benjaminites and said, "Today Israel has lost one of its tribes.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel repented concerning their brother Benjamin. And they said, One tribe from Israel has been cut off today.
And the sons of Israel repented concerning their brother Benjamin. And they said, One tribe from Israel has been cut off today.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the children of Israel were sory for BenIamin their brother, and sayde: This daye is there one trybe lesse in Israel.
And the children of Israel were sory for BenIamin their brother, and sayde: This daye is there one trybe lesse in Israel.
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.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
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.
And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Israel had pitie on Beniamin their brethren, and sayde: There is one tribe cut of from Israel this day:
And the children of Israel had pitie on Beniamin their brethren, and sayde: There is one tribe cut of from Israel this day:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said: 'There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said: 'There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Israel repented them for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day:
And the children of Israel repented them for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Israel relented toward Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day one tribe is cut off from Israel.
And the children of Israel relented toward Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day one tribe is cut off from Israel.
English Revised Version
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Berean Standard Bible
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, "Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, "Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Israel weren led bi penaunce on her brother Beniamyn, and bigunnen to seie, O lynage of Israel is takun awey;
And the sones of Israel weren led bi penaunce on her brother Beniamyn, and bigunnen to seie, O lynage of Israel is takun awey;
Young's 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,
And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, `There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the sons of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
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 repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
The children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
New King James Version
And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
New Living Translation
The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.
The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.
New Life Bible
The people of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin. They said, "One family is cut off from Israel today.
The people of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin. They said, "One family is cut off from Israel today.
New Revised Standard
But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin their kin, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin their kin, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
J.B. Rotherham 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.
And the sons of Israel grieved for Benjamin, their brother, - and they said, There is cut off, to-day, one tribe out of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
Contextual Overview
1 Back at Mizpah the men of Israel had taken an oath: "No man among us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage." 2Now, back in Bethel, the people sat in the presence of God until evening. They cried loudly; there was widespread lamentation. They said, "Why, O God , God of Israel, has this happened? Why do we find ourselves today missing one whole tribe from Israel?" 4 Early the next morning, the people got busy and built an altar. They sacrificed Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings. 5 Then the Israelites said, "Who from all the tribes of Israel didn't show up as we gathered in the presence of God ?" For they had all taken a sacred oath that anyone who had not gathered in the presence of God at Mizpah had to be put to death. 6But the People of Israel were feeling sorry for Benjamin, their brothers. They said, "Today, one tribe is cut off from Israel. How can we get wives for those who are left? We have sworn by God not to give any of our daughters to them in marriage." 8They said, "Which one of the tribes of Israel didn't gather before God at Mizpah?" It turned out that no one had come to the gathering from Jabesh Gilead. When they took a roll call of the people, not a single person from Jabesh Gilead was there. 10So the congregation sent twelve divisions of their top men there with the command, "Kill everyone of Jabesh Gilead, including women and children. These are your instructions: Every man and woman who has had sexual intercourse you must kill. But keep the virgins alive." And that's what they did. 12 And they found four hundred virgins among those who lived in Jabesh Gilead; they had never had sexual intercourse with a man. And they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13Then the congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the Rimmon Rock and offered them peace. And Benjamin came. They gave them the women they had let live at Jabesh Gilead. But even then, there weren't enough for all the men. 15 The people felt bad for Benjamin; God had left out Benjamin—the missing piece from the Israelite tribes.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
repented them: Judges 21:15, Judges 11:35, Judges 20:23, 2 Samuel 2:26, Hosea 11:8, Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42
Reciprocal: Psalms 68:27 - little
Cross-References
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, "Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?"
Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, "Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?"
Genesis 21:22
At about that same time, Abimelech and the captain of his troops, Phicol, spoke to Abraham: "No matter what you do, God is on your side. So swear to me that you won't do anything underhanded to me or any of my family. For as long as you live here, swear that you'll treat me and my land as well as I've treated you."
At about that same time, Abimelech and the captain of his troops, Phicol, spoke to Abraham: "No matter what you do, God is on your side. So swear to me that you won't do anything underhanded to me or any of my family. For as long as you live here, swear that you'll treat me and my land as well as I've treated you."
Genesis 21:27
So the two of them made a covenant. Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. Abraham set aside seven sheep from his flock.
So the two of them made a covenant. Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. Abraham set aside seven sheep from his flock.
Isaiah 49:15
"Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I'd never forget you—never. Look, I've written your names on the backs of my hands. The walls you're rebuilding are never out of my sight. Your builders are faster than your wreckers. The demolition crews are gone for good. Look up, look around, look well! See them all gathering, coming to you? As sure as I am the living God"— God 's Decree— "you're going to put them on like so much jewelry, you're going to use them to dress up like a bride.
"Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I'd never forget you—never. Look, I've written your names on the backs of my hands. The walls you're rebuilding are never out of my sight. Your builders are faster than your wreckers. The demolition crews are gone for good. Look up, look around, look well! See them all gathering, coming to you? As sure as I am the living God"— God 's Decree— "you're going to put them on like so much jewelry, you're going to use them to dress up like a bride.
Isaiah 54:1
"Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women." God says so! "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You're going to take over whole nations; you're going to resettle abandoned cities. Don't be afraid—you're not going to be embarrassed. Don't hold back—you're not going to come up short. You'll forget all about the humiliations of your youth, and the indignities of being a widow will fade from memory. For your Maker is your bridegroom, his name, God -of-the-Angel-Armies! Your Redeemer is The Holy of Israel, known as God of the whole earth. You were like an abandoned wife, devastated with grief, and God welcomed you back, Like a woman married young and then left," says your God.
"Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women." God says so! "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You're going to take over whole nations; you're going to resettle abandoned cities. Don't be afraid—you're not going to be embarrassed. Don't hold back—you're not going to come up short. You'll forget all about the humiliations of your youth, and the indignities of being a widow will fade from memory. For your Maker is your bridegroom, his name, God -of-the-Angel-Armies! Your Redeemer is The Holy of Israel, known as God of the whole earth. You were like an abandoned wife, devastated with grief, and God welcomed you back, Like a woman married young and then left," says your God.
Hebrews 11:11
By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That's how it happened that from one man's dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions.
By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That's how it happened that from one man's dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother,.... Not that they went to war with them, as if their cause was not good; but for the severity they had exercised towards them, especially in destroying their women and children, and for the fatal consequences like to follow here after, particularly the dissolution of the whole tribe:
and said, there is one tribe cut off from Israel this day; that is, there is a likelihood or great danger of it.
