BasicEnglish Bible Images - Judges Chapter 21

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:1 ; image nature: Desert wind sculpts perfect ripples in red sand. Twilight paints the dunes in watercolor hues.; Judges 21:1. Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

Judges 21:1. Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:2 ; image nature: Snow falls silently on ancient redwoods. Shafts of light pierce through to illuminate the forest floor.; Judges 21:2. And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.

Judges 21:2. And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:3 ; image nature: Autumn leaves swirl in eddies along a mountain stream.; Judges 21:3. And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?

Judges 21:3. And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:4 ; image nature: Mountain streams carve marble smooth. Sunlight dances on clear pools.; Judges 21:4. Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.

Judges 21:4. Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:5 ; image nature: Wild iris breaks through spring snow. Alpine light ignites petals.; Judges 21:5. And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.

Judges 21:5. And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:6 ; image nature: Autumn colors paint hillsides in warm earth tones.; Judges 21:6. And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.

Judges 21:6. And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:7 ; image nature: Coastal fog rolls inland through gaps in seaside hills.; Judges 21:7. What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

Judges 21:7. What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:8 ; image nature: Wild columbines dance in breeze. Mountain air carries their perfume.; Judges 21:8. And they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And it was seen that no one had come from Jabesh-gilead to the meeting.

Judges 21:8. And they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And it was seen that no one had come from Jabesh-gilead to the meeting.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:9 ; image nature: Wild mergansers ride river rapids. Their wakes create endless patterns.; Judges 21:9. For when the people were numbered, not one man of the people of Jabesh-gilead was present.

Judges 21:9. For when the people were numbered, not one man of the people of Jabesh-gilead was present.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:10 ; image nature: A great blue heron fishes in tidal pools. Waves crash on distant reefs.; Judges 21:10. So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.

Judges 21:10. So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:11 ; image nature: A peregrine falcon rides thermal currents above coastal cliffs. Waves crash endlessly against the rocks below.; Judges 21:11. And this is what you are to do: every male, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man, you are to put to the curse, but you are to keep safe the virgins. And they did so.

Judges 21:11. And this is what you are to do: every male, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man, you are to put to the curse, but you are to keep safe the virgins. And they did so.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:12 ; image nature: Wind-carved hoodoos stand like sentinels in the painted desert. Their red-rock spires catch the last rays of sunset.; Judges 21:12. Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

Judges 21:12. Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:13 ; image nature: Desert dunes ripple endlessly under the scorching sun, their golden crests sharp against the azure sky. A sidewinder's tracks weave delicate patterns in the sand.; Judges 21:13. And all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.

Judges 21:13. And all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:14 ; image nature: Wild salmon leap ancient rapids. Mist rises like spirits at dawn.; Judges 21:14. Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them.

Judges 21:14. Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:15 ; image nature: Northern lights dance across the frozen tundra in ribbons of green and purple. Snow falls silently on sleeping arctic foxes.; Judges 21:15. And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

Judges 21:15. And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:16 ; image nature: Arctic fox tracks cross windswept tundra. Northern lights pulse overhead in cosmic rhythm.; Judges 21:16. Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

Judges 21:16. Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:17 ; image nature: Moonlight illuminates the snowy mountain peaks, casting blue shadows across untouched powder.; Judges 21:17. And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,

Judges 21:17. And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:18 ; image nature: Wild roses climb abandoned walls. Time stands still in secret gardens.; Judges 21:18. Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

Judges 21:18. Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:19 ; image nature: Autumn leaves scatter across mirror-like mountain lakes.; Judges 21:19. And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

Judges 21:19. And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:20 ; image nature: Desert bighorns pause on a knife-edge ridge. Sunset paints their horns in gold.; Judges 21:20. And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,

Judges 21:20. And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:21 ; image nature: Desert jackrabbits rest in cactus shade. Heat waves distort distant peaks.; Judges 21:21. And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.

Judges 21:21. And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:22 ; image nature: Snow falls silently on ancient redwoods. Shafts of light pierce through to illuminate the forest floor.; Judges 21:22. And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

Judges 21:22. And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:23 ; image nature: A single swan glides across a misty lake. Dawn paints the water in pastels.; Judges 21:23. So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

Judges 21:23. So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:24 ; image nature: A solitary climber watches sunrise from a knife-edge ridge. Golden light spills into valleys of morning mist.; Judges 21:24. Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

Judges 21:24. Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

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BasicEnglish Judges 21:25 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider web galaxies. Dew drops catch rainbow light.; Judges 21:25. In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what seemed right to him.

Judges 21:25. In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what seemed right to him.

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