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Judges 20:22–23

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20:22The Israelite army39 took heart40 and once more arranged their battle lines, in the same place where they had taken their positions the day before. 20:23The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we41 again march out to fight42 the Benjaminites, our brothers?”43 The Lord said, “Attack them!”44

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Footnotes

  1. 39 Heb “The people, the men of Israel.”
  2. 40 Or “encouraged one another.”
  3. 41 Heb “I” (collective singular).
  4. 42 Heb “approach for battle.”
  5. 43 Heb “my brother” (collective singular).
  6. 44 Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day. And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day. The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and they inquired of the Lord. They said, “Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites?”

The Lord answered, “Go up against them.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the Israelite troops rallied and again took their battle positions in the same place where they positioned themselves on the first day. They went up, wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of him, “Should we again attack our brothers the Benjaminites?”

And the Lord answered, “Fight against them.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Israelites encouraged each other and took their positions again at the same place they had fought the previous day. For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?”

And the Lord had said, “Go out and fight against them.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the troops, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and again they arranged their battle lines in the place where they had arranged themselves the first day. The Israelites went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should we again draw near from the battle against the descendants of Benjamin, our relatives?” And Yahweh said, “Go up against them.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day. (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.)