Judges Chapter 21 verse 20 Holy Bible
And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,
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And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,
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And they commanded the Benjaminites, saying, "Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,
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Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
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Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards;
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They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,
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And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, `Go -- and ye have laid wait in the vineyards,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) They commanded.--Rather, they gave notice. This is the keri or marginal reading of the Hebrew; the kethib, or written text, has the verb in the singular, in which case we must take it impersonally, "It was bidden," and suppose that some leading personage--probably Phinehas, the impress of whose character and reminiscences is observable throughout--is the speaker.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּ (way·ṣaw·wū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, orderthe Benjamites:בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A son“Go,לְכ֖וּ (lə·ḵū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkhideוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם (wa·’ă·raḇ·tem)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 693: To lie in waitin the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ (bak·kə·rā·mîm)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3754: A garden, vineyardJump to PreviousBenjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Command Commanded Hide Instructed Lie Secretly Vine-Gardens Vineyards Wait Waiting
