Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

New American Standard Bible

And the people were sorry for Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

King James Version

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

Holman Bible

The people had compassion on Benjamin, because the Lord had made this gap in the tribes of Israel.

International Standard Version

The people felt sorry for the tribe of Benjamin because the LORD had broken one of the tribes of Israel.

A Conservative Version

And the people regretted for Benjamin, because LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

American Standard Version

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

Amplified

And the people were sorry [and had compassion] for [the survivors of the tribe of] Benjamin because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.

Darby Translation

And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And the people lamented for Benjamin, because Jehovah made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the people felt sorry for Benjamin because {Yahweh weakened the tribes of Israel}.

Modern King James verseion

And the people repented themselves for Benjamin, because Jehovah had made a break in the tribes of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the people had compassion on Benjamin, because that God had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.

NET Bible

The people regretted what had happened to Benjamin because the Lord had weakened the Israelite tribes.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the assembly, had grieved for Benjamin, - because Yahweh had made a breach, in the tribes of Israel.

Webster

And the people repented for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

World English Bible

The people grieved for Benjamin, because that Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

בּנימין 
Binyamiyn 
Usage: 166

a breach
פּרץ 
Perets 
Usage: 20

in the tribes
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

References

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin

14 Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them. 15 And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?


Cross References

Judges 21:6

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

Judges 21:17

And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,

1 Chronicles 13:11

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzza, and he gave that place the name Perez-uzza, to this day.

1 Chronicles 15:13

For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.

Isaiah 30:13

This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.

Isaiah 58:12

And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.

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