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Judges 20:17-19
Lexham English Bible
Judges 20:17-19
Lexham English Bible
17 And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were counted four hundred thousand sword-wielding men;[a] all were warriors.[b]
18 Then the Israelites[c] got up and went up to Bethel, and they inquired of God, saying, “Who will go up first for the battle against the descendants[d] of Benjamin?” And Yahweh said, “Judah will go first.” 19 And the Israelites[e] got up in the morning, and they encamped against Gibeah.
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- Judges 20:17 Literally “men drawing sword”
- Judges 20:17 Literally “all were men of war”
- Judges 20:18 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Judges 20:18 Or “sons/children”
- Judges 20:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
Judges 20:17-19
New International Version
Judges 20:17-19
New International Version
17 Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fit for battle.
18 The Israelites went up to Bethel[a](A) and inquired of God.(B) They said, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight(D) against the Benjamites?”
The Lord replied, “Judah(E) shall go first.”
19 The next morning the Israelites got up and pitched camp near Gibeah.
Footnotes
- Judges 20:18 Or to the house of God; also in verse 26
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