| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:26:1 ⧉וַיַּעֲל֣וּvayaaluand they went up Judges 20:26:2 ⧉כָל־בְּנֵי֩kholbeneall the sons of Judges 20:26:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֨לyisreaelIsrael Judges 20:26:4 ⧉וְכָל־הָעָ֜םvekholhaamand all the people Judges 20:26:5 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvayavouand they came Judges 20:26:6 ⧉בֵֽית־אֵ֗לbetelBethel Judges 20:26:7 ⧉וַיִּבְכּוּ֙vayivkuand they wept Judges 20:26:8 ⧉וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvayeshevuand they sat Judges 20:26:9 ⧉שָׁם֙shamthere Judges 20:26:10 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore Judges 20:26:11 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehLORD Judges 20:26:12 ⧉וַיָּצ֥וּמוּvayatsumuand they fasted Judges 20:26:13 ⧉בַיּוֹם־הַה֖וּאvayomhahuon that day Judges 20:26:14 ⧉עַד־הָעָ֑רֶבadhaarevuntil the evening Judges 20:26:15 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvayaaluand they offered up Judges 20:26:16 ⧉עֹל֥וֹתolotburnt offerings Judges 20:26:17 ⧉וּשְׁלָמִ֖יםushelamimand peace offerings Judges 20:26:18 ⧉לִפְנֵ֥יlifnebefore Judges 20:26:19 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehLORD |
| 26. Formal Translation Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel, and they wept and sat there before the LORD {Yahweh, Worshiped One}. They fasted on that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. |
| 26. Dynamic Translation So all the people of Israel went up to Bethel. They wept and sat there before the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Lord}, fasting all day until evening. Then they brought burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the LORD. |