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Judges 20:12

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

KJV

Et miserunt nuntios ad omnem tribum Benjamin, qui dicerent : Cur tantum nefas in vobis repertum est ?

Vulgate

Καὶ ἀπέστειλαν αἱ φυλαὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἄνδρας ἐν πάσῃ φυλῇ Βενιαμεὶν λέγοντες Τίς ἡ πονηρία αὕτη ἡ γενομένη ἐν ὑμῖν;

LXX

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is come to pass among you?

ASV

וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְח֞וּ שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים בְּ/כָל שִׁבְטֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן לֵ/אמֹ֑ר מָ֚ה הָ/רָעָ֣ה הַ/זֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִהְיְתָ֖ה בָּ/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Benjamin

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בִנְיָמִ֔ן
bnymn
proper_noun · 167×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 13:14 — Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
  • Josh 22:13 — And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,