Judges 21:6 “And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and sai…”

Judges 21:6

And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

World English Bible

The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today.

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the children of Israel were sory for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day is one tribe extirpated from Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, 'There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.

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Cross references

“repented them”

Judges 21:15 Judges 11:35 Judges 20:23 2 Samuel 2:26 Hosea 11:8 Luke 19:41

Judges 21:15 · BSB

The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

Judges 11:35 · BSB

As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

Judges 20:23 · BSB

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.”

2 Samuel 2:26 · BSB

Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

Hosea 11:8 · BSB

How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

Luke 19:41 · BSB

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.

7What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”

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