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Judges 21:3–4

And they said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?” And the next day the people rose early and mbuilt there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

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Judges 21:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?”

Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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? 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.

Judges 21:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“O Lord, God of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!”

Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it.

Judges 21:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”

So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

They said, “Lord, God of Israel, why has this terrible thing happened to us so that one tribe of Israel is missing today?”

Early the next day the people built an altar and put burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God on it.

Judges 21:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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? 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.

Judges 21:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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? And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Lord God of Israel, why has this happened among us? Why should one tribe be missing today in Israel?” 

The next day the people got up early. They built an altar there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

and cried out, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred that one tribe is missing in Israel today?” The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, why has it come to pass that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?” On the next day, the people got up early, and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices of well-being.

Judges 21:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?” On the next day the people rose early, and they built there an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, you are the God of Israel,” they cried. “Why has this happened to Israel? Why is one tribe missing from Israel today?”

Early the next day the people built an altar. They brought burnt offerings and friendship offerings.

Judges 21:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They said, “Why, O Lord, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should be missing today in Israel?”

It came about the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.


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