Judges 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?”
Judges 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?””
Judges 21:3 — World English Bible
Judges 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel? ”
Judges 21:3 — American Standard Version
Judges 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel--to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'”
Judges 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and said, Jehovah,God of Israel, why is it come to pass in Israel, that there should be this day one tribe lacking in Israel? ”
Judges 21:3 — Darby Translation
Judges 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And sayde, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that this day one tribe of Israel should want?”
Judges 21:3 — Geneva Bible
Judges 21:3 in Context — Judges 21
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
What Does Judges 21:3 Mean?
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