Berean Standard Bible
Judges 21:19
19“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
Judges 21:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
- New International Version (NIV)But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh, which lies north of Bethel, east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So they said, "Behold, there is the yearly feast of the Lord at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said, “In fact, there is a yearly feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
Context of Judges 21:19
17They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out. 18But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.” “But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards 21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
Read all of Judges 21Judges 21:19 word by word
וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ הִנֵּה֩ חַג־יְהוָ֨ה בְּשִׁל֜וֹ מִיָּמִ֣ים׀ יָמִ֗ימָה אֲשֶׁ֞ר מִצְּפ֤וֹנָה לְבֵֽית־אֵל֙ מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ לִמְסִלָּ֔ה הָעֹלָ֥ה מִבֵּֽית־אֵ֖ל שְׁכֶ֑מָה וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב לִלְבוֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- But lookהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- there is a yearlyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
- to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- of Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
- eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
- eastשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- of the roadמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
- that goes upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
- and southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
- of Lebonahלְבוֹנָהlebônâh · LebonahH3829
Cross-references for Judges 21:19
- Exodus 23:14Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
- Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Numbers 10:10And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
- Numbers 28:16The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover.
- Numbers 29:12On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.
- Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Deuteronomy 16:13You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.
- Psalms 81:3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
- John 5:1Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 7:2However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.
Commentaries on Judges 21:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19There is a feast of the Lord - What this feast was is not known: it might be either the passover, pentecost, or the feast of tabernacles, or indeed some other peculiar to this place. All the above feasts were celebrated at that time of the year when the vines were in full leaf; therefore the Benjamites might easily conceal themselves in the vineyards; and the circumstances will answer to any of those feasts. On the east side of the highway, etc. - I can…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The Feast was probably the Passover, or one of the three great Jewish Feasts. In these unsettled times men went up to Shiloh (Seilun) only once a year 1 Samuel 1:3 instead of thrice; only the males kept the Feasts, and therefore the virgins of Shiloh would naturally be the only maidens present, and the public festival would be a likely occasion for their festive dances. It is, however, possible that some particular feast unique to Shiloh is meant, like…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The yearly feast in Shiloh may have originally been a Canaanite celebration.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem--The exact site of the place was described evidently for the direction of the Benjamites.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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