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Judges 20:7
All you Israelites, make a decision here!"
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Christian Standard Bible®
Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgment and verdict here and now.”
Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgment and verdict here and now.”
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, you children of Yisra'el, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, you children of Yisra'el, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
King James Version
Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Lexham English Bible
Look, all you Israelites! Make your decision and advice here."
Look, all you Israelites! Make your decision and advice here."
English Standard Version
Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
New Century Version
Now, all you Israelites, speak up. What is your decision?"
Now, all you Israelites, speak up. What is your decision?"
Amplified Bible
"Now then, all you sons of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here [regarding what should be done]."
"Now then, all you sons of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here [regarding what should be done]."
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your response and advice here."
"Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your response and advice here."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Behold, ye are al children of Israel: giue your aduise, and counsell herein.
Behold, ye are al children of Israel: giue your aduise, and counsell herein.
Legacy Standard Bible
Hier is julle, kinders van Israel, nou almal: gee julle hier woord en raad!
Hier is julle, kinders van Israel, nou almal: gee julle hier woord en raad!
Contemporary English Version
You are the people of Israel, and you must decide today what to do about the men of Gibeah.
You are the people of Israel, and you must decide today what to do about the men of Gibeah.
Complete Jewish Bible
Look, you are all people of Isra'el. So discuss what to do, and give your advice here and now."
Look, you are all people of Isra'el. So discuss what to do, and give your advice here and now."
Darby Translation
Behold, all ye, children of Israel, deliberate and give here [your] counsel.
Behold, all ye, children of Israel, deliberate and give here [your] counsel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now, all you men of Israel, speak up. Give your decision about what we should do."
Now, all you men of Israel, speak up. Give your decision about what we should do."
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, you are all here, O children of Israel, give an answer and counsel concerning this crime.
Behold, you are all here, O children of Israel, give an answer and counsel concerning this crime.
Good News Translation
All of you here are Israelites. What are we going to do about this?"
All of you here are Israelites. What are we going to do about this?"
Literal Translation
Behold, you are the sons of Israel. Give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, you are the sons of Israel. Give here your advice and counsel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, here are ye children of Israel: aduyse you well, and take this matter in hande.
Beholde, here are ye children of Israel: aduyse you well, and take this matter in hande.
American Standard Version
Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Bible in Basic English
Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde ye are all children of Israel, geue your aduice and counsel herein.
Beholde ye are all children of Israel, geue your aduice and counsel herein.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, ye are all here, children of Israel, give here your advice and council.'
Behold, ye are all here, children of Israel, give here your advice and council.'
King James Version (1611)
Behold, ye are all children of Israel, giue here your aduise and counsell.
Behold, ye are all children of Israel, giue here your aduise and counsell.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, all ye are children of Israel; and consider and take counsel here among yourselves.
Behold, all ye are children of Israel; and consider and take counsel here among yourselves.
English Revised Version
Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Berean Standard Bible
Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now."
Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle ye sones of Israel ben present; deme ye, what ye owen do.
Alle ye sones of Israel ben present; deme ye, what ye owen do.
Young's Literal Translation
lo, ye [are] all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'
lo, ye [are] all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'
Update Bible Version
Look, you sons of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Look, you sons of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, ye [are] all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, ye [are] all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
World English Bible
Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
New King James Version
Look! All of you are children of Israel; give your advice and counsel here and now!"
Look! All of you are children of Israel; give your advice and counsel here and now!"
New Living Translation
Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!"
Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!"
New Life Bible
All you people of Israel, say what should be done."
All you people of Israel, say what should be done."
New Revised Standard
So now, you Israelites, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
So now, you Israelites, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! ye all, are sons of Israel, - give your word and counsel, here.
Lo! ye all, are sons of Israel, - give your word and counsel, here.
Douay-Rheims Bible
You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do.
You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do.
Revised Standard Version
Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here."
"Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here."
Contextual Overview
1 All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the Lord at Mizpah. 2 The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God's people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers. 3 The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said, "Explain how this wicked thing happened!" 4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, "I and my concubine stopped in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night. 5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died. 6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces throughout the territory occupied by Israel, because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity in Israel. 7 All you Israelites, make a decision here!" 8 All Israel rose up in unison and said, "Not one of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house! 9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. 10 We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel (and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army. When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ye are all: Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 14:1, Deuteronomy 14:2, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 5:10-12
give here: Judges 19:30, Joshua 9:14, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 24:6, James 1:5
Reciprocal: Judges 19:29 - divided her Judges 20:18 - asked Job 34:4 - choose
Cross-References
Genesis 2:17
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die."
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die."
Genesis 12:15
When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram's wife was taken into the household of Pharaoh,
When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. So Abram's wife was taken into the household of Pharaoh,
Genesis 12:17
But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,
Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,
Genesis 20:2
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her.
Genesis 20:3
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."
Genesis 20:4
Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, "Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
Genesis 20:5
Did Abraham not say to me, ‘She is my sister'? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
Did Abraham not say to me, ‘She is my sister'? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"
Genesis 20:6
Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.
Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.
Genesis 20:9
Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!"
Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, ye are all children of Israel,.... The descendants of one man that feared the Lord; were of one nation, and of one religion, men professing godliness, and therefore ought to bear testimony against sin and wickedness of every sort, and especially such crying abominations as these:
give your advice and counsel: in this place, being assembled together on this occasion; consult what is best to be done, and let every man speak his mind freely what step he thinks should be taken for the glory of God, and honour of religion, and to bring such persons to justice who had committed so foul a fact.
