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Judges 21:2

Bethel (of Palestine)
Grief

1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

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BSB
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
KJV
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
WEB
The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
ASV
And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
DARBY
And the people came to Bethel, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,
BLB
And the people came to Bethel and remained there until the evening before the face of God, and they lifted up their voices and wept, bitterly weeping,
ÅB
Men da folket kom til Betel, satt de der for Guds åsyn til om kvelden, og de gråt høyt og lenge
OTB
Folket dro til Betel og satt der foran Gud til kvelden, løftet sine røster og gråt bittert.
B1930
Men da folket kom til Betel, satt de der for Guds åsyn til om aftenen, og de gråt høit og lenge

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  • Judges 20:26

    Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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  • Judges 20:18

    And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:4

    Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

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  • Judges 20:23

    (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

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  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

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  • Judges 21:12

    And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

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  • Genesis 27:38

    And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

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  • Judges 2:4

    And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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