Judges 19:30

19:30 Everyone who saw the sight ¹  said, “Nothing like this has happened or been witnessed during the entire time since ²  the Israelites left the land of Egypt! ³  Take careful note of it! Discuss it and speak!”

Judges 20:26

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ⁴  went up to ⁵  Bethel. ⁶  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ⁷  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ⁸  to the Lord.

[19:30]  ¹ tn The words “the sight” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[19:30]  ² tn Heb “from the day.”

[19:30]  ³ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the following additional words: “And he instructed the men whom he sent out, ‘Thus you will say to every male Israelite: “There has never been anything like this from the day the Israelites left Egypt till the present day.”’”

[20:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ⁶ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ⁸ tn Or “peace offerings.”