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Judges 20:2-4
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2 The leaders[a] of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered[b] 400,000 sword-wielding foot soldiers. 3 The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said, “Explain how this wicked thing happened!” 4 The Levite,[c] the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, “I and my concubine stopped in[d] Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin[e] to spend the night.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:2 tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts—1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.
  2. Judges 20:2 tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  3. Judges 20:4 tn Heb “The man, the Levite.”
  4. Judges 20:4 tn Heb “came to.”
  5. Judges 20:4 tn Heb “which belongs to Benjamin.”
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