Parallel JDG 20:23

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BSB They 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.”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?”
¶ Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”

WMB The children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening; and they asked of the LORD, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?”
¶ The LORD said, “Go up against him.”

NET The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The Lord said, “Attack them!”

LSV And the sons of Israel go up and weep before YHWH until the evening, and ask of YHWH, saying, “Do I add to draw near to battle with the sons of my brother Benjamin?” And YHWH says, “Go up against him.”

FBV The Israelites went and cried before the Lord until the evening and asked, “Should we go and attack the Benjamites again, our relatives?”
¶ “Go and attack them,” the Lord replied.

T4T  22-23 22-23Late that afternoon, the remaining Israeli men went to the place of worship and cried until the sun set. Then they asked Yahweh, “Should we attack the men of the tribe of Benjamin again, even though they are our fellow Israelis?”
¶ Yahweh replied, “Yes, attack them again.” So the Israeli men encouraged each other.

LEB The Israelites[fn] went up and wept before Yahweh until evening and inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Should we again draw near from the battle against the descendants[fn] of Benjamin, our relatives?”[fn] And Yahweh said, “Go up against them.”[fn]

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BBE Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even; and they asked of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?' And the LORD said: 'Go up against him.'

ASV And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

DRA Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him, and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle.

YLT And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up against him.'

DBY And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even, and inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

RV (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even; and they asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

WBS (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

KJB (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

BB (And the children of Israel went vp, and wept before the Lorde vnto euen, and asked of the Lord, saying: Shal we go agayne to battell against the children of Beniamin our brethre? And the Lord sayde: Go vp against them.)
  ((And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord unto euen, and asked of the Lord, saying: Shal we go again to battell against the children of Beniamin our brethre? And the Lord said: Go up against them.))

GNV (For the children of Israel had gone vp and wept before the Lord vnto the euening, and had asked of the Lord, saying, Shall I goe againe to battel against the children of Beniamin my brethren? and the Lord said, Go vp against them)
  ((For the children of Israel had gone up and wept before the Lord unto the evening, and had asked of the Lord, saying, Shall I go again to battel against the children of Beniamin my brethren? and the Lord said, Go up against them) )

CB And the children of Israel wente vp, and wepte before the LORDE vntyll the euenynge, and axed at the LORDE, & sayde: Shall we go enymore to fighte with oure brethren the children of Ben Iamin? The LORDE sayde: Go vp vnto them.
  (And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the LORD until the eveninge, and asked at the LORD, and said: Shall we go enymore to fight with our brethren the children of Ben Iamin? The LORD said: Go up unto them.)

WYC so netheles that thei stieden bifore, and wepten bifor the Lord `til to nyyt, and counseliden hym, and seiden, Owe Y go forth more to fiyte ayens the sones of Beniamyn, my britheren, ether nay? To whiche he answeride, Stie ye to hem, and bigynne ye batel.
  (so netheles that they stieden before, and weptn before the Lord `til to night, and counseliden him, and said, Owe I go forth more to fiyte against the sons of Beniamyn, my brethren/brothers, ether nay? To which he answered, Stie ye/you_all to them, and bigynne ye/you_all batel.)

LUT Und die Kinder Israel zogen hinauf und weineten vor dem HErrn bis an den Abend; und fragten den HErrn und sprachen: Sollen wir mehr nahen, zu streiten mit den Kindern Benjamin, unsern Brüdern? Der HErr sprach: Ziehet hinauf zu ihnen!
  (And the children Israel pulled up and weineten before/in_front_of to_him HErrn until at the Abend; and fragten the HErrn and said: Sollen wir mehr nahen, to arguen with the Kindern Benjamin, unsern brothersn? The LORD spoke: Ziehet up to ihnen!)

CLV ita tamen ut prius ascenderent et flerent coram Domino usque ad noctem, consulerentque eum, et dicerent: Debeo ultra procedere ad dimicandum contra filios Benjamin fratres meos, an non? Quibus ille respondit: Ascendite ad eos, et inite certamen.
  (ita tamen as first/before ascenderent and flerent coram Domino usque to noctem, consulerentque him, and dicerent: Debeo ultra procedere to dimicandum contra filios Benyamin fratres meos, an non? Quibus ille respondit: Ascendite to them, and inite certamen. )

BRN And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw nigh to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.

BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἔκλαυσαν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου ἕως ἑσπέρας, καὶ ἠρώτησαν ἐν Κυρίῳ, λέγοντες, εἰ προσθῶμεν ἐγγίσαι εἰς παράταξιν πρὸς υἱοὺς Βενιαμὶν ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν; καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, ἀνάβητε πρὸς αὐτούς.
  (Kai anebaʸsan hoi huioi Israaʸl, kai eklausan enōpion Kuriou heōs hesperas, kai aʸrōtaʸsan en Kuriōi, legontes, ei prosthōmen engisai eis parataxin pros huious Beniamin adelfous haʸmōn? kai eipe Kurios, anabaʸte pros autous. )