God’s Word Translation
Judges 19:30
30Everyone who saw it said, “Never has such a thing happened or been seen from the time the people of Israel came out of Egypt until today. Think about it! Form a plan, and speak out!”
Judges 19:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was that all who saw it said, “No such deed has been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up from the land of Egypt until this day. Consider it, confer, and speak up!”
Context of Judges 19:30
28The Levite said to her, “Get up! Let’s go!” But she did not answer. So he put her on the donkey and left for home. 29When he arrived home, he got a knife. He took his concubine and cut her limb from limb into 12 pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territories of Israel. Everyone who saw it said, “Never has such a thing happened or been seen from the time the people of Israel came out of Egypt until today. Think about it! Form a plan, and speak out!”
Read all of Judges 19Judges 19:30 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה כָל־הָרֹאֶ֗ה וְאָמַר֙ לֹֽא־נִהְיְתָ֤ה וְלֹֽא־נִרְאֲתָה֙ כָּזֹ֔את לְמִיּ֞וֹם עֲל֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה שִֽׂימוּ־לָכֶ֥ם עָלֶ֖יהָ עֻ֥צוּ וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it was soהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- that all that sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- it saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- There was no such deedזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- from the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- that the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
- considerשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
- of it, take adviceעוּץ‛ûts · to planH5779
- and speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
Cross-references for Judges 19:30
- Judges 20:7All you people of Israel, tell me what you think. Give me your advice right now!”
- Proverbs 11:14A nation will fall when there is no direction, but with many advisers there is victory.
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance produces only quarreling, but those who take advice gain wisdom.
- Proverbs 15:22Without advice plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Proverbs 20:18Plans are confirmed by getting advice, and with guidance one wages war.
- Proverbs 24:6After all, with the right strategy you can wage war, and with many advisers there is victory.
Commentaries on Judges 19:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30There was no such deed done nor seen - They were all struck with the enormity of the crime; and considered it a sovereign disgrace to all the tribes of Israel. Consider of it - Literally, Put it to yourselves; take counsel upon it; and speak. This was the prelude to the council held, and the subsequent operations, which are mentioned in the following chapter. I Have passed over the abominable transactions of this chapter as lightly as I could, and shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30This second epilogue (see study note on Judges 17:1–21:25) shifts the focus from individuals to entire tribes. It begins with the outrage in the Benjamite town of Gibeah (Judges 19), which led to a civil war (Judges 20) and the near destruction of Benjamin. It then moves to the attempt to save the tribe from disappearing (Judges 21). The book ends with the familiar refrain: In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 19
- 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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