Judges 21:2
World English Bible (WEB)
The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
In context
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”
2 The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
3 They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”
4 On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Judges 21:2 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
- KJV King James Version
- And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep — a great weeping,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the people came to Bethel, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;