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href="/bsb/judges/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the next day the people rose early and built there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it came about the next day that the people got up early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It came about the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the next day the people got up early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Early the next morning, the Israelites built an altar and offered sacrifices to please the LORD and to ask his blessing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The next day the people got up early. They built an altar there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Early the next morning the people got up and built an altar there. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The next day, the people got up early, built an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and token of peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass on the next day, that the people rise early, and build an altar there, and cause burnt-offerings and peace-offerings to ascend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be on the morrow, and the people will rise early and they will build there an altar, and will bring up burnt-offerings and peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, rising at first light on the next day, they built an altar. And they offered holocausts and victims of peace offerings there, and they said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Early the next day the people built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and communion offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the next day, the people got up early, and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices of well-being.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the morrow the people rose early and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the day after, the people arose early and built up an altar there, and they offered up sacrifices and peace offerings<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass on the morrow that the people rose up early, and built there an altar, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and peace offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/21-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6436" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Wives for the Benjamites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">The next day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: way·yaš·kî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">got up early,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yiḇ·nū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and presented</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/8002.htm" title="8002: ū·šə·lā·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering. From shalam; properly, requital, i.e. A sacrifice in thanks.">and peace offerings.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Leviticus 6:12-13</a></span><br />The fire on the altar shall be kept burning; it must not be extinguished. Every morning the priest is to add wood to the fire, arrange the burnt offering on it, and burn the fat portions of the peace offerings on it. / The fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-1.htm">Numbers 28:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command the Israelites and say to them: See that you present to Me at its appointed time the food for My food offerings, as a pleasing aroma to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-6</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9</a></span><br />Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-9.htm">1 Samuel 13:9-12</a></span><br />So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering. / Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. / “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21-24</a></span><br />They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. / So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. / Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Ezra 3:3-6</a></span><br />They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land. / They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day. / After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a></span><br />for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-15</a></span><br />I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. / I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18</a></span><br />nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-13.htm">Ezekiel 46:13-15</a></span><br />And you shall provide an unblemished year-old lamb as a daily burnt offering to the LORD; you are to offer it every morning. / You are also to provide with it every morning a grain offering of a sixth of an ephah with a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour—a grain offering to the LORD. This is a permanent statute. / Thus they shall provide the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil every morning as a regular burnt offering.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">rose early</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Psalm 78:34,35</a></b></br> When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></b></br> I will go <i>and</i> return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.</p><p class="hdg">built there</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Judges 6:26</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24,25</a></b></br> An 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18,25</a></b></br> And 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/13-20.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Built</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/judges/19-9.htm">Early</a> <a href="/judges/20-28.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/20-2.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/20-33.htm">Rose</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-15.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-15.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Early</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-3.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-15.htm">Peace-Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-16.htm">Presented</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Rose</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-1.htm">The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-8.htm">By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-16.htm">They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the urgency and seriousness with which the Israelites approached the situation, emphasizing their commitment to seeking God's guidance and favor.<p><b>the people got up early</b><br>Rising early is often associated with diligence and earnestness in seeking God, as seen in other biblical narratives such as Abraham's early rising in <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a>. It underscores the people's desire to address the crisis promptly and with dedication.<p><b>built an altar there</b><br>Building an altar signifies a place of worship and sacrifice, a common practice in the Old Testament for seeking atonement and divine intervention. This act reflects the Israelites' recognition of their need for reconciliation with God and their dependence on His mercy. Altars were central to Israelite worship, as seen in the altars built by patriarchs like Noah, Abraham, and Jacob.<p><b>and presented burnt offerings</b><br>Burnt offerings were a form of sacrifice that symbolized complete surrender to God, as the entire offering was consumed by fire. This act of worship was intended to atone for sin and seek God's favor, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus 1</a>. It highlights the Israelites' acknowledgment of their need for purification and forgiveness.<p><b>and peace offerings</b><br>Peace offerings, described in <a href="/leviticus/3.htm">Leviticus 3</a>, were sacrifices made to express gratitude and fellowship with God. They often accompanied burnt offerings to signify restored relationship and communion with the Lord. This dual offering indicates the Israelites' desire not only for atonement but also for renewed peace and harmony within the community and with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The collective group of the twelve tribes of Israel, who are dealing with the aftermath of a civil war against the tribe of Benjamin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>A structure built by the Israelites as a place of worship and sacrifice to God, signifying repentance and seeking divine guidance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings.htm">Burnt Offerings</a></b><br>Sacrifices that were completely consumed by fire, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/peace_offerings.htm">Peace Offerings</a></b><br>Sacrifices that were shared between the altar, the priests, and the offerer, symbolizing fellowship and thanksgiving to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites gathered, which served as a significant place for assembly and decision-making.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The Israelites' actions demonstrate the importance of repentance and seeking restoration with God after sin and conflict. We, too, must prioritize repentance in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice.htm">The Role of Sacrifice</a></b><br>Sacrifices in the Old Testament were a means of atonement and fellowship with God. Today, we are called to offer spiritual sacrifices through our lives and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The gathering of the Israelites at Mizpah underscores the importance of communal worship and decision-making in the life of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_guidance.htm">Seeking Divine Guidance</a></b><br>Building an altar and offering sacrifices was a way for the Israelites to seek God’s guidance. We should also seek God’s direction through prayer and scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_and_fellowship.htm">Peace and Fellowship</a></b><br>The peace offerings symbolize the importance of maintaining peace and fellowship with God and others, a principle that remains vital for Christians today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_an_asherah_pole_represent.htm">What does an Asherah pole represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_sources_supporting_jael's_act.htm">Judges 4:21 tells of Jael killing Sisera with a tent peg--are there archaeological or extra-biblical sources supporting the historicity of this event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_70,000_die_for_david's_census.htm">How is it fair for 70,000 people to die (1 Chronicles 21:14) because of David's census?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jael_and_what_did_she_do.htm">Who was Jael and what did she do?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Built there an altar.</span>--We find David doing the same at the threshing-floor of Araunah (<a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm" title="And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.">2Samuel 24:25</a>), and Solomon at Gibeon. Unless the entire tabernacle had, for the time, been removed to Bethel, there was no regular altar there. It has been suggested that in any case this altar must have been necessitated by the multitude of sacrifices required for the holocausts and the food of the people. (See Note on <a href="/judges/20-26.htm" title="Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.">Judges 20:26</a>.) Probably there is some other reason unknown to us.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span>- <span class="cmt_word">Offered burnt offerings and peace offerings</span>. See ch. 20:26, note. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/21-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The next day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> </span><span class="str2">The morrow, tomorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">got up early,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaš·kî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To load up, to start early in the morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּבְנוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḇ·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבֵּ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and presented</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and peace offerings.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8002.htm">Strong's 8002: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/21-4.htm">Judges 21:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/21-4.htm">OT History: Judges 21:4 It happened on the next day that (Jd Judg. 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