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Revised Standard Version
Judges 20:7
Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel 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?"
New English Translation
All you Israelites, make a decision here!"
All you Israelites, make a decision here!"
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.
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 Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah. 2 And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword. 3 (Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?" 4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gib'e-ah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. 5 And the men of Gib'e-ah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me, and they ravished my concubine, and she is dead. 6 And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed abomination and wantonness in Israel. 7 Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here." 8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, "We will not any of us go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house. 9 But now this is what we will do to Gib'e-ah: we will go up against it by lot, 10 and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gib'e-ah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have 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 of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die."
Genesis 12:15
And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:17
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar'ai, Abram's wife.
But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar'ai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 20:1
From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abim'elech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife."
But God came to Abim'elech in a dream by night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife."
Genesis 20:4
Now Abim'elech had not approached her; so he said, "Lord, wilt thou slay an innocent people?
Now Abim'elech had not approached her; so he said, "Lord, wilt thou slay an innocent people?
Genesis 20:5
Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this."
Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this."
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
Genesis 20:9
Then Abim'elech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done."
Then Abim'elech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to 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.
