Judges 21 · Verse 19

Judges 21:19

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
Judges 21:19, King James Version

Judges 21:19 in other translations

BSB“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
WEBThey said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.”
ASVAnd they said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
YLTAnd they say, ‘Lo, a festival of Jehovah is in Shiloh, from time to time, which is on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'
DARBYAnd they said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, toward the sun-rising of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
BBEAnd they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
WebsterThen they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

What does Judges 21:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem--The exact site of the place was described evidently for the direction of the Benjamites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 There is a feast of the Lord - What this feast was is not known: it might be either the passover, pentecost, or the feast of tabernacles, or indeed some other peculiar to this place. All the above feasts were celebrated at that time of the year when the vines were in full leaf; therefore the Benjamites might easily conceal themselves in the vineyards; and the circumstances will answer to any of those feasts. On the east side of the highway, etc. - I can see no reason for this minute description, unless it intimates that this feast was to be held this year in rather a different place to that which was usual: and, as the Benjamites had been shut up in their strong hold in Rimmon, they might not have heard of this alteration; and it was necessary, in such a case, to give them the most circumstantial information, that they might succeed in their enterprise without being discovered.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 21:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009
חַג\־chag-[the] festival ofH2282
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.Lo[is] in ShilohH7887
מִיָּמִ֣ים\׀mi.ya.Mimfrom daysH3117
יָמִ֗ימָהya.Mi.mahdays towardsH3117
אֲשֶׁ֞ר'a.SherwhichH834
מִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nah[is] from north -wardH6828
לְבֵֽית\־le.veit-of Beth-H1008
אֵל֙'el-elH1008
מִזְרְחָ֣הmiz.re.Chah[the] rising of towardsH4217
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121
לִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.Lahof [the] highwayH4546
הָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.Lahwhich goes upH5927
מִבֵּֽית\־mi.beit-from Beth-H1008
אֵ֖ל'el-elH1008
שְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahShechem towardsH7927
וּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevand from [the] southH5045
לִלְבוֹנָֽה\׃lil.vo.Nahto LebonahH3829

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Cross references for Judges 21:19

  • Psalms 81:3

    Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

  • Exodus 23:14-16

    Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

  • Deuteronomy 16:1

    Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

  • Judges 18:31

    And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

  • John 5:1

    After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Deuteronomy 16:10

    And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

  • John 7:2

    Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.

  • Deuteronomy 16:13

    Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

  • Numbers 29:12

    And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days:

  • Leviticus 23:4

    These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a feast.
Ex 23:14-16; Le 23:2,4,6,10,34; Nu 10:10; 28:16,26; 29:12
De 16:1,10,13; Ps 81:3; Joh 5:1; 7:2
yearly. Heb. from year to year. on the east side. or,toward the sun rising. of the highway. or, on. Lebonah. Maundrell supposes, that either Khan Leban, which is situated on the eastern side of a "delicious vale," four leagues south from Shechem, and two leagues north from Bethel, or the village of Leban, which is on the opposite side, occupies the site of the ancient Lebonah. It is eight hours, or about 24 miles, from Jerusalem, according to Dr. Richardson.

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Context

  • Judges 21:18

    Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

  • Judges 21:19

    Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

  • Judges 21:20

    Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

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Judges 21:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora bien, dijeron, he aquí cada un año hay solemnidad de Jehová en Silo, que está al aquilón de Beth-el, y al lado oriental del camino que sube de Beth-el á Sichêm, y al mediodía de Lebona.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils dirent: Voici, il y a tous les ans une fête à l’ Éternel à Silo, qui est au nord de Béthel, au soleil levant de la route qui monte de Béthel à Sichem, et au midi de Lebona.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie sprachen: Siehe, ein Fest Jehovas ist von Jahr zu Jahr zu Silo, das nördlich von Bethel, gegen Sonnenaufgang von der Landstraße, die von Bethel nach Sichem hinaufgeht, und südlich von Lebona liegt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ceperuntque consilium, atque dixerunt: Ecce solemnitas Domini est in Silo anniversaria, quæ sita est ad septentrionem urbis Bethel, et ad orientalem plagam viæ, quæ de Bethel tendit ad Sichimam, et ad meridiem oppidi Lebona.