Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards New Living Translation They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, “Go and hide in the vineyards. English Standard Version And they commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards Berean Standard Bible So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards King James Bible Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; New King James Version Therefore they instructed the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in wait in the vineyards, New American Standard Bible And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, NASB 1995 And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, NASB 1977 And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Legacy Standard Bible And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Amplified Bible So they instructed the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go, set an ambush in the vineyards, Christian Standard Bible Then they commanded the Benjaminites, “Go and hide in the vineyards. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they commanded the Benjaminites: “Go and hide in the vineyards. American Standard Version And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Contemporary English Version The leaders told the men of Benjamin who still did not have wives: Go to Shiloh and hide in the vineyards near the festival. English Revised Version And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; GOD'S WORD® Translation So they told the men of Benjamin, "Hide in the vineyards and Good News Translation They told the Benjaminites, "Go and hide in the vineyards International Standard Version So they told the descendants of Benjamin, "Go and hide in the vineyards. Majority Standard Bible So they commanded the Benjamites: ?Go, hide in the vineyards NET Bible So they commanded the Benjaminites, "Go hide in the vineyards, New Heart English Bible They commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Webster's Bible Translation Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards; World English Bible They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go—and you have laid wait in the vineyards, Young's Literal Translation And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, 'Go -- and ye have laid wait in the vineyards, Smith's Literal Translation And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards, Catholic Public Domain Version And they instructed the sons of Benjamin, and they said: “Go, and hide in the vineyards. New American Bible And they instructed the Benjaminites, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards. New Revised Standard Version And they instructed the Benjaminites, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo they commanded the Benjamites, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they commanded the children of Benjamin and they said to them: “Go lie in wait in the vineyards OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying: 'Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Brenton Septuagint Translation And they charged the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives for the Benjamites…19“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards 21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.… Cross References Judges 20:48 And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path. Judges 19:29-30 When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel. / And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!” Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. Joshua 18:1 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them, 1 Samuel 11:7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man. 1 Samuel 14:24-30 Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food. / Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. / And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. ... 1 Kings 12:16 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, 2 Chronicles 30:6 At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. Hosea 10:9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity? Matthew 22:9 Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... Luke 14:23 So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. John 4:4-26 Now He had to pass through Samaria. / So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. / Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. ... Acts 15:19-21 It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God. / Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. / For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.” Treasury of Scripture Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; Jump to Previous Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Command Commanded Hide Instructed Lie Secretly Vine-Gardens Vineyards Wait WaitingJump to Next Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Command Commanded Hide Instructed Lie Secretly Vine-Gardens Vineyards Wait WaitingJudges 21 1. The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin8. By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16. They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh So they commanded This phrase indicates a directive given with authority. The Hebrew root for "commanded" is צָוָה (tsavah), which implies an order or charge given with the expectation of obedience. In the context of Judges, this command comes from the leaders of Israel, who are seeking to resolve the crisis of the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin. Historically, this reflects the period of the Judges, a time characterized by decentralized leadership and moral chaos, where such commands were necessary to maintain tribal unity and survival. the Benjamites Go and hide in the vineyards Hebrew So they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּ (way·ṣaw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the Benjamites: בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son “Go, לְכ֖וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk hide וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם (wa·’ă·raḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 693: To lie in wait in the vineyards בַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ (bak·kə·rā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard Links Judges 21:20 NIVJudges 21:20 NLT Judges 21:20 ESV Judges 21:20 NASB Judges 21:20 KJV Judges 21:20 BibleApps.com Judges 21:20 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:20 Chinese Bible Judges 21:20 French Bible Judges 21:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 21:20 They commanded the children of Benjamin saying (Jd Judg. 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