Hakim-hakim 20:7

20:7 All you Israelites, ¹  make a decision here!” ² 

Hakim-hakim 20:23

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we ³  again march out to fight ⁴  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ⁵  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 20:26-27

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ⁷  went up to ⁸  Bethel. ⁹  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ¹⁰  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ¹¹  to the Lord. 20:27 The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

Hakim-hakim 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ¹²  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ¹³ 

[20:7]  ¹ tn Heb “Look, all of you sons of Israel.”

[20:7]  ² tn Heb “give for yourselves a word and advice here.”

[20:23]  ³ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

[20:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).

[20:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ⁹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ¹¹ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[1:1]  ¹² tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

[1:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”