Judges 19:30
Everyone who saw it said, "Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen since the day the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!"
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And so it was 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 from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, take counsel, and speak your minds."
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And it was so,{H1961} that all that saw{H7200} it said,{H559} There was no such deed{H2063} done nor seen{H7200} from the day{H3117} that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} came up{H5927} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day:{H3117} consider{H7760} it, take counsel,{H5779} and speak.{H1696}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it was so{H1961}{(H8738)}, that all that saw{H7200}{(H8802)} it said{H559}{(H8804)}, There was no such deed{H2063} done nor seen{H7200}{(H8738)} from the day{H3117} that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} came up{H5927}{(H8800)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} unto this day{H3117}: consider{H7760}{(H8798)} of it, take advice{H5779}{(H8798)}, and speak{H1696}{(H8761)} your minds.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so euer sawe it, sayde: Soch a thinge hath not bene done ner sene, sence the tyme that ye children of Israel departed out of the londe of Egipte, vnto this daye. Now as concernynge this, take youre advysement, and geue yor councell, and shew it forth.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And all that saw it, said, There was no such thing done or seene since the time that the children of Israel came vp from the lande of Egypt vnto this day: consider the matter, consult and giue sentence.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And all that sawe it, sayde: There was no suche deede done or seene sence the childre of Israel came out of Egypt vnto this day. Consider the matter, take aduisement, and say your myndes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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].
Webster's Bible (1833)
It was so, that all who 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 to this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And it hath come to pass, every one who seeth hath said, `There hath not been -- yea, there hath not been seen like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt till this day; set your `heart' upon it, take counsel, and speak.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in your minds, and give your opinion of it.
World English Bible (2000)
It was so, that all who 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 to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Everyone who saw the sight said,“Nothing like this has happened or been witnessed during the entire time since the Israelites left the land of Egypt! Take careful note of it! Discuss it and speak!”
Referenced Verses
- Judg 20:7 : 7 Now, all you Israelites, give your verdict and advice here and now.
- Prov 13:10 : 10 Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.
- Prov 15:22 : 22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.
- Prov 24:6 : 6 For with wise counsel you wage war, and in an abundance of advisers there is victory.
- Hos 9:9 : 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.
- Prov 11:14 : 14 Without guidance, a nation falls, but victory is found in an abundance of counselors.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 19:22-298 verses84%
22 While they were enjoying themselves, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house. They pounded on the door and said to the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him."
23 The owner of the house went out to them and said, "No, my brothers, do not commit such an evil act. Since this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act.
24 Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out to you now, and you may abuse them and do to them whatever you think best. But do not commit this disgraceful act against this man.
25 But the men refused to listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and brought her outside to them. They raped her and abused her throughout the night until morning, and at dawn, they let her go.
26 At daybreak, the woman came and fell at the doorway of the man's house where her master was staying, and she lay there until it was light.
27 Her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to continue on his way. There was the woman, his concubine, lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.
28 He said to her, "Get up, let us go." But there was no answer. So he put her on the donkey, and the man set out for home.
29 When he reached his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine limb by limb into twelve pieces and sent them throughout the territory of Israel.
- Judg 20:3-108 verses79%
3 The people of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites said, "Tell us, how did this terrible crime happen?"
4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, "My concubine and I came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
5 While we were there, the men of Gibeah attacked me. They surrounded the house during the night and intended to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.
6 I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel because they committed a vile and disgraceful act in Israel.
7 Now, all you Israelites, give your verdict and advice here and now.
8 All the people stood together as one and said, "None of us will go to his tent or turn back to his house.
9 This is what we will do to Gibeah: We will decide by casting lots.
10 We will take ten men out of every hundred, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand across all the tribes of Israel. They will gather provisions for the army, so we can act against Gibeah in Benjamin for their disgraceful act in Israel.
- Judg 20:12-132 verses73%
12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this awful crime that has been committed among you?"
13 Now hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.
- Judg 19:1-22 verses71%
1 In those days, there was no king in Israel. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, and he took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.
2 But his concubine was unfaithful to him and left him, going to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. She stayed there for four months.
- Judg 19:9-113 verses71%
9 When the man, his concubine, and his servant arose to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Stay here tonight; the day is almost over. Spend the night here, and let your heart be content. You can rise early tomorrow and continue on your way home.”
10 But the man was unwilling to stay the night. He got up and left, arriving near Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.
11 When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and stay the night there.”
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11 Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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4 and you are told about it and hear of it, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done in Israel,
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29 They asked one another, 'Who did this?' When they investigated and inquired, they were told, 'Gideon son of Joash did it.'
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31 The Benjaminites came out to meet them and were drawn away from the city. They began to inflict casualties on the Israelites as they had done before—about thirty men—in the open country, on the roads leading to Bethel and Gibeah.
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14 Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, 'Do you know that in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a cast idol? Now think about what you should do.'
- Deut 19:19-202 verses67%
19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.
20 Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.
- 2 Sam 16:21-222 verses67%
21 Ahithophel answered, "Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he left to care for the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened."
22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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10 They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women, and they carried out judgment against her.
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13 Therefore, thus says the Lord: Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard things like these? The virgin Israel has done something utterly appalling.
- Judg 19:14-163 verses66%
14 So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
15 They turned aside there to go in and spend the night in Gibeah. When they went in, they sat in the town square, but no one took them into their house to spend the night.
16 In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and was staying temporarily in Gibeah, though the people of the place were Benjaminites.
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11 This is what you are to do: Completely destroy every male and every woman who has had relations with a man.
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14 that wicked men have come out from among you and led the inhabitants of their city astray, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods you have not known—
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25 In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.
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36 She said to him, 'My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, since the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.'
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37 They captured it and struck it down with the edge of the sword, including its king, its villages, and every person in it. He left no survivors, just as he had done to Eglon. He utterly destroyed the city and everyone in it.
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6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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6 The Israelites grieved for Benjamin, their brother, and said, 'Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.'