KJV King James Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 21:4
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
WEB World English Bible
It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
Surrounding context — Judges 21
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 And 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.
6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תH4283 · mo.cho.ratmorrowוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּH7925 · sha.khamto riseהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleוַיִּבְנוּ־H1129 · ba.nahto buildשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereמִזְבֵּ֑חַH4196 · miz.be.achaltarוַיַּעֲל֥וּH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעֹל֖וֹתH5930 · o.lahburnt offeringוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ פH8002 · she.lempeace offering
Cross-references
2 Samuel 24:25And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.Hosea 5:15I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.1 Kings 8:64The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that [was] before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that [was] before the LORD [was] too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.2 Samuel 24:18And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.Judges 6:26And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.Hebrews 13:10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.Psalm 78:34-35When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.Exodus 20:24-25An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
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