Then allוַ כָלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwent upיַּעֲלוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Bethelבֵית אֵלand wept,וַיִּבְכּוּand they satוַיֵּשְׁבוּthereשָׁםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand fastedוַיָּצוּמוּon thatבַ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםuntilעַדevening,הָעָרֶבand they offeredוַיַּעֲלוּburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתand peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
Judges 20:26
Study it in the app“Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept, and they sat there before YHWH and fasted on that day until evening, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 20:26, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- and weptיִּבְכּוּyivku
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appears- and they satיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and fastedיָּצוּמוּyatsumu
fast
Fast: go without food for a time, as a sign of grief or to seek God.
Where else “yatsumu” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears- burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears- and peace offeringsשְׁלָמִיםshelamim
peace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamim” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
25And Benjamin went out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day and brought down among the sons of Israel another eighteen thousand men to the ground; all these were men who drew the sword.
26 · This verse (above)
27And the sons of Israel inquired of YHWH —and there was the ark of the covenant of Elohim in those days,