KJV King James Version
And the whole congregation sent [some] to speak to the children of Benjamin that [were] in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
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Judges 21:13
And the whole congregation sent [some] to speak to the children of Benjamin that [were] in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
WEB World English Bible
The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.
ASV American Standard Version
And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who are in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;
Surrounding context — Judges 21
10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
11 And this [is] the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan.
13 And the whole congregation sent [some] to speak to the children of Benjamin that [were] in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙H7971 · sha.lachto send: departכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָ֣עֵדָ֔הH5712 · e.dahcongregationוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙H1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִ֔ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּסֶ֣לַעH5553 · se.larockרִמּ֑וֹןH7417 · rim.monRimmonוַיִּקְרְא֥וּH7121 · qa.rato call: call toלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemשָׁלֽוֹם׃H7965 · sha.lompeace
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 20:10When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.Judges 20:47But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.Isaiah 57:19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.Ephesians 2:17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.Joshua 15:32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities [are] twenty and nine, with their villages:Luke 10:5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.
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