To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.
Judges 20:8 - Tree of Life Version Then all the people arose as one man saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the people arose as one man, saying, Not any of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his home. American Standard Version (1901) And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house. Common English Bible At this, all the people stood as one to say, “Not a single one of us is going home or returning to our house! Catholic Public Domain Version And all the people, standing, responded as if with the word of one man: "We shall not return to our own tents, nor shall anyone enter into his own house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the people standing answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house: |
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your strength, for there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
Then all Bnei-Yisrael went out and was assembled as one man, from Dan to Beersheba with the land of Gilead, before Adonai at Mizpah.
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the town, knit together as one man.
But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot.
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.”
Then Bnei-Yisrael asked, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up to the assembly before Adonai?” For they had made a great oath concerning anyone who did not come up to Adonai at Mizpah saying, “He will surely be put to death.”