Judges 20:7

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

Judges 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 

Judges 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;

¹ tn Heb “Look, all of you sons of Israel.”

² tn Heb “give for yourselves a word and advice here.”

³ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

⁴ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

⁵ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

⁶ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).

⁷ tn Heb “and all the people.”

⁸ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

⁹ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

¹¹ tn Or “peace offerings.”