KJV King James Version
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
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Judges 20:1
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
WEB World English Bible
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.
ASV American Standard Version
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the sons of Israel go out, and the company is assembled as one man, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah, at Mizpeh.
Surrounding context — Judges 20
1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
2 And the chief of all the people, [even] of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness?
4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that [belongeth] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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וַיֵּצְאוּ֮H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeכָּל־H3605 · kolallבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵל֒H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לH6950 · qa.halto gatherהָעֵדָ֜הH5712 · e.dahcongregationכְּאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanאֶחָ֗דH259 · e.chadoneלְמִדָּן֙H1835 · danDanוְעַד־H5704 · adtillבְּאֵ֣רH884 · be.er she.vaBeershebaשֶׁ֔בַעH884 · be.er she.vaBeershebaוְאֶ֖רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetהַגִּלְעָ֑דH1568 · gil.adGileadאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃H4709 · mits.pahMizpah
Cross-references
Judges 11:11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.1 Samuel 3:20And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.Judges 21:5And the children of Israel said, Who [is there] among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.2 Samuel 3:10To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.Joshua 22:12And when the children of Israel heard [of it], the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.1 Samuel 10:17And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;1 Samuel 7:5-6And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.Nehemiah 8:1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.2 Samuel 24:2For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.1 Chronicles 21:2And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know [it].Numbers 32:1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place [was] a place for cattle;1 Samuel 11:7-8And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.2 Samuel 2:9And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.2 Chronicles 30:5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written.Judges 18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.Deuteronomy 13:12-18If thou shalt hear [say] in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,2 Kings 25:23And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.Judges 20:11So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
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