God’s Word Translation
Judges 21:19
19Others said, “Every year the Lord’s festival is held at Shiloh. Shiloh is north of Bethel, east of the highway going 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
17Some said, “Benjamin’s men who survived must be allowed to have families. No tribe of Israel should be wiped out. 18However, we can’t give them any of our daughters as wives. The people of Israel have taken an oath that whoever gives wives to the men of Benjamin is under a curse.” Others said, “Every year the Lord’s festival is held at Shiloh. Shiloh is north of Bethel, east of the highway going from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20So they told the men of Benjamin, “Hide in the vineyards and 21watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, come out of the vineyards. Each of you catch a woman from Shiloh to be your wife. Then go back to the territory of Benjamin.
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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“Three times a year you must celebrate a pilgrimage festival in my honor.
- Leviticus 23:3You may work for six days. But the seventh day is a day of rest, a day when you don’t work, a holy assembly. Don’t do any work. It is the Lord’s day of rest—a holy day wherever you live.
- Numbers 10:10Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God’s presence. I am the Lord your God.”
- Numbers 28:16“The fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover.
- Numbers 29:12“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly. You must not do any regular work. Instead, celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.
- Deuteronomy 16:1Honor the Lord your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib. In the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at night.
- Deuteronomy 16:13After you have gathered the grain from your threshing floor and made your wine, celebrate the Festival of Booths for seven days.
- Psalms 81:3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days.
- John 5:1Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a Jewish festival.
- John 7:2The time for the Jewish Festival of Booths 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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