Judges 20:8

Judges 20:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
• New International Version (NIV)All the men rose up together as one, saying, “None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, nor will any turn back to his house;

Context of Judges 20:8

6So I cut her body into twelve pieces and sent the pieces throughout the territory assigned to Israel, for these men have committed a terrible and shameful crime. 7Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!” And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, “None of us will return home! No, not even one of us! 9Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it. 10One-tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.”

Judges 20:8 word by word

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם כְּאִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א נֵלֵךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְאָהֳל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א נָס֖וּר אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• We will not anyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to his tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• turnסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• into his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Judges 20:8

• Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites were united as one man, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, including those from across the Jordan in the land of Gilead. The entire community assembled in the presence of the Lord at Mizpah.
• Judges 21:1The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.”
• Proverbs 21:3The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Commentaries on Judges 20:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8We will not any of us go to his tent - We will have satisfaction for this wickedness before we return home.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They bound themselves not to break up and disperse until they had punished the wickedness of Gibeah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-48These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-178-13. all the people arose as one man--The extraordinary unanimity that prevailed shows, that notwithstanding great disorders had broken out in many parts, the people were sound at the core; and remembering their national covenant with God, they now felt the necessity of wiping out so foul a stain on their character as a people. It was resolved that the inhabitants of Gibeah should be subjected to condign punishment. But the resolutions were conditional…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Congregation
• Fetch
• Gibeah
• Glean
• Trust
• Wickedness
• Wolf
• Archery
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on Judges 20

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary