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Judges 21:2
And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
Judges 21:2 · American Standard Version
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Judges 21:2 in other translations
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
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In context
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
3 And they said, O Jehovah, the 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 in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
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