Judges 19:30
28 “Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
29 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!”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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!”
- KJV
- And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
- WEB
- It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”
- ASV
- And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.
- BLB
- And so it was that all who saw it said, “Nothing has been done nor seen as this from the day that came up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt until this day. Set you⁺ upon it, take counsel, and speak.”
- ÅB
- Og hver den som så det, sa: Slikt har ikke hendt og er ikke sett like fra den dag Israels barn dro opp fra Egypt, og til denne dag; tenk over det, hold råd og si deres mening!
[^1]: DMR 18, 31. - OTB
- Alle som så det sa: "En slik ting har aldri blitt sett eller gjort, ikke siden israelittene kom opp fra Egypt. Tenk over det, lag en plan, og si din mening!"
- B1930
- Og hver den som så det, sa: Slikt har ikke hendt og er ikke sett like fra den dag Israels barn drog op fra Egyptens land, og til denne dag; tenk over det, hold råd og si eders mening!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 20:7
Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”
Read in contextProverbs 13:10
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Read in contextProverbs 11:14
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Read in contextProverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Read in contextProverbs 24:6
Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
Read in contextHosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
Read in contextProverbs 20:18
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
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