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Judges 20:8

What does Judges 20:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 20:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And all the people rise as one man, saying, `None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth turn aside to his house;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And all the people rose up as one man, saying, We will not any one go to his tent, neither will we any one turn into his house.

Context

v.7Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

v.8This passage

v.9But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 21:5

    And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

  • Judges 21:1

    Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

  • Judges 20:11

    So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

  • Judges 20:1

    Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

  • Proverbs 21:3

    To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

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