Verse Comparison: Judges 21:3
American Standard Version
And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Amplified® Bible
And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
Contemporary English Version
and prayed, "Our LORD, you are the God of Israel. Why did you let this happen? Now one of our tribes is almost gone."
Darby English Version
And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
Good News Bible
" LORD God of Israel, why has this happened? Why is the tribe of Benjamin about to disappear from Israel?"
King James Version
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
New American Standard Bible
They said, "Why, O LORD, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should be {missing} today in Israel?"
New International Version
"O LORD, the God of Israel," they cried, "why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?"
New King James Version
and said, “O LORD God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said, "Why, O LORD, God of Israel, has this come about in Israel, so that one tribe should come up missing today in Israel?"
Revised Standard Version
And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
Young's Literal Translation
and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel -- to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'
