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Judges 20:27

And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

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ASV

And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

KJV

And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.Luand they enquiredH7592 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
בַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
וְשָׁ֗םve.Shamand [was] thereH8033 →
אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOn[the] ark ofH727 →
בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
בַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.Mimin the daysH3117 →
הָהֵֽם׃ha.Hem<the> thoseH1992 →

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Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,1 Samuel 4:3–4When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”Judges 20:18The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.Exodus 25:22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.Jeremiah 7:12But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”Judges 20:23They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”Psalms 78:60–61He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.1 Chronicles 15:29As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.Jeremiah 21:2“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”Numbers 10:33So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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