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

17Benjamin's people who are still alive must have children. If they do not, their whole tribe will disappear. 18But we cannot allow our daughters to marry them. We promised that we would never do that. We said, “God himself will punish anyone who allows his daughter to marry a man of Benjamin.” But every year there is a big feast at Shiloh to give honour to the Lord. That will happen soon.’ Shiloh is north of Bethel and south of Lebonah. It is on the east side of the road from Bethel to Shechem. 20The Israelites told the men of Benjamin, ‘Go there and hide in the vineyards. 21Watch carefully. When the young women of Shiloh come out to dance at the feast, run out from the vineyards. Each of you should catch one of the young women of Shiloh. Take them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wives.

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 23:14Three times each year, you must eat a feast to give me honour.
• Leviticus 23:3There are six days when a person can work. The seventh day is the Sabbath day. A person must not do any work on that day. It is a day when people meet together for worship. You must not work in any place where you live. It is the Sabbath to the Lord, a day of rest.
• Numbers 10:10You must make sounds with the trumpets on your happy days, too. And you must make sounds with the trumpets at your regular festivals and on the first days of your months. And you must make sounds with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over your friendship offerings. God will hear and he will remember you. I am the Lord your God.’
• Numbers 28:16On the 14th day of the first month, you must eat the Lord's Passover meal.
• Numbers 29:12On the 15th day of the seventh month, you must come together for a holy meeting. You must not work at your jobs. You must have a feast to the Lord for seven days.
• Deuteronomy 16:1The month Abib is a special month for you. In this month, you must eat a meal to remember the Passover. Remember what the Lord your God did for you. In that month, he brought you out of Egypt during the night.
• Deuteronomy 16:13When you have prepared the grain and the grapes from your fields, eat the Feast of Huts for seven days.
• Psalms 81:3Start the New Moon Festival with the sound of the trumpet. Also do it on the day of the Full Moon.
• John 5:1Some time after that, Jesus went to Jerusalem, because it was time for one of the Jewish festivals.
• John 7:2It was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles.

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