Judges 20:26-28

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ¹  went up to ²  Bethel. ³  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ⁴  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ⁵  to the Lord. 20:27 The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days; 20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ⁶  in those days), “Should we ⁷  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ⁸  or should we ⁹  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹⁰  over to you.”

[20:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ² tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ⁵ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[20:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).