New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 21:19
19So they said, “Behold, there is a feast of the Lord from year to year in 1Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south side 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 said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel. 18But we cannot give them wives of our daughters.” For the sons of Israel had sworn, saying, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.” So they said, “Behold, there is a feast of the Lord from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south side of Lebonah.” 20And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, 21and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his 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
- So they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- there is a feastחַגchag châg · feastH2282
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- from yearיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
- Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- is on the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- of Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
- on the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · East (Gate)H4217
- on the eastשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- of the highwayמְסִלָּהmesillâh · highwayH4546
- that goesעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
- and on the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
- sideנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
- of Lebonahלְבוֹנָהlebônâh · LebonahH3829
Cross-references for Judges 21:19
- Exodus 23:14“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me.
- Leviticus 23:3‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.
- Numbers 10:10Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”
- Numbers 28:16‘Then on the fourteenth day of the first month shall be the Lord’s Passover.
- Numbers 29:12‘Then on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work, and you shall observe a feast to the Lord for seven days.
- Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Deuteronomy 16:13“You shall celebrate the Feast of Booths seven days after you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your wine vat;
- Psalms 81:3Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.
- John 5:1After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- John 7:2Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast 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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- 1. Judges 21:19 Josh 18:1; Judg 18:31; 1 Sam 1:3 ↩
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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