| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:1:1 ⧉וַיֵּצְאוּ֮vayetsuand they went out Judges 20:1:2 ⧉כָּל־בְּנֵ֣יkolbeneall of the sons of Judges 20:1:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֒yisraelIsrael Judges 20:1:4 ⧉וַתִּקָּהֵ֨לvatikkaheland it assembled Judges 20:1:5 ⧉הָעֵדָ֜הhaedathe congregation Judges 20:1:6 ⧉כְּאִ֣ישׁkeishas one man Judges 20:1:7 ⧉אֶחָ֗דekhadone Judges 20:1:8 ⧉לְמִדָּן֙lemiddanfrom Dan Judges 20:1:9 ⧉וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣רveadbeerand as far as Beer Judges 20:1:10 ⧉שֶׁ֔בַעshevasheba Judges 20:1:11 ⧉וְאֶ֖רֶץveeretsand land of Judges 20:1:12 ⧉הַגִּלְעָ֑דhagiladGilead Judges 20:1:13 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָ֖הelyahwehto the LORD Judges 20:1:14 ⧉הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃hamitspathe Mizpah |
| 1. Formal Translation So all the sons of Israel departed, and the whole assembly gathered in unity from Dan to Beersheba and across the land of Gilead before the LORD {Yahweh, National Judge} at Mizpah. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation All the Israelites set out in unison, and the entire community assembled as one—from Dan in the north to Beersheba and across Gilead—to appear before the LORD {Yahweh, National Ruler} at Mizpah. |