Judges 20:23
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(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
In other translations
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲלוּvaiya'aluand they went upH5927בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיִּבְכּוּvaiyivkuand they weptH1058לִפְנֵי־lifnei-<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַד־'ad-untilH5704הָעֶרֶבha'erevthe eveningH6153וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּvaiyish'aluand they enquiredH7592בַיהוָהbayahwehby YahwehH3068לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הַאוֹסִיףha'osif¿ will I repeatH3254לָגֶשֶׁתlageshetto draw nearH5066לַמִּלְחָמָהlamilchamahfor <the> battleH4421עִם־'im-withH5973בְּנֵיbenei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִןvinyaminBenjaminH1144אָחִי'achibrother myH251וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עֲלוּ'alugo upH5927אֵלָיו׃ פ'elavagainst himH413
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Related verses
- Judges 20:26-2726 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,26 Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. 27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
- Psalm 78:34-3634 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.34 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God. 35 And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. 36 But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Joshua 7:6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
- Judges 20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
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People and places
Places: Bethel