Judges 21:19

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 said, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out. 18But we can’t give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Anyone who gives a wife to a Benjaminite is cursed.” They also said, “Look, there’s an annual festival to the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20Then they commanded the Benjaminites, “Go and hide in the vineyards. 21Watch, and when you see the young women of Shiloh come out to perform the dances, each of you leave the vineyards and catch a wife for yourself from the young women of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

Judges 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• a feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• yearlyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• on the north sideצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• of Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• on the east sideשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• on the east sideמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• of the highwayמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
• that goeth upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and on the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• of Lebonahלְבוֹנָהlebônâh · LebonahH3829

Cross-references for Judges 21:19

• Exodus 23:14“Celebrate a festival in my honor three times a year.
• Leviticus 23:3“Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there is to be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord wherever you live.
• Numbers 10:10You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
• Numbers 28:16“The Passover to the Lord comes in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month.
• Numbers 29:12“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month; you do not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 16:1“Set aside the month of Abib and observe the Passover to the Lord your God, because the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night in the month of Abib.
• Deuteronomy 16:13“You are to celebrate the Festival of Shelters for seven days when you have gathered in everything from your threshing floor and winepress.
• Psalms 81:3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon.
• John 5:1After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• John 7:2The Jewish Festival of Shelters 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

Topics related to Judges 21:19

• Dancing
• Galilee
• Government
• Lebonah
• Rashness
• Roads
• Shechem
• Shiloh
• Tabernacle

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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