Richter 20:28

Lutherbibel

und Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, Aarons Sohns, stand vor ihm zu der Zeit) und sprachen: Sollen wir weiter ausziehen, zu streiten mit den Kindern Benjamin, unsern Brüdern, oder sollen wir ablassen? Der HERR sprach: Zieht hinauf; morgen will ich sie in eure Hände geben.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aarons, stand vor Ihm zu jener Zeit und fragte: Soll ich nochmals ausziehen, um mit unsern Brüdern, den Kindern Benjamin, zu streiten, oder soll ich es lassen? Der Herr sprach: Zieht hinauf, denn morgen will ich sie in eure Hand geben!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
und Pinehas, der Sohn Eleasars, des Sohnes Aarons, stand vor ihr in jenen Tagen und sprachen: Soll ich wiederum ausziehen zum Streit mit den Kindern meines Bruders Benjamin, oder soll ich aufhören? Und Jehova sprach: Ziehet hinauf, denn morgen werde ich ihn in deine Hand geben.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Phinehas: It is evident, from this mention of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, that these transactions must have taken place not long after the death of Joshua. Numbers 25:7-13, Joshua 22:13, Joshua 22:30-32, Joshua 24:33

stood: Deuteronomy 10:8, Deuteronomy 18:5

Shall I yet: Joshua 7:7, 1 Samuel 14:37, 1 Samuel 23:4-12, 1 Samuel 30:8, 2 Samuel 5:19-24, 2 Samuel 6:3, 2 Samuel 6:7-12, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Jeremiah 10:23

Go up: Judges 1:2, Judges 7:9, 2 Chronicles 20:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:25 - Phinehas Exodus 28:30 - General Deuteronomy 20:2 - General Joshua 9:14 - asked not Joshua 11:6 - morrow Judges 1:1 - asked 1 Samuel 10:22 - inquired 1 Samuel 14:18 - Bring hither 1 Chronicles 6:4 - Phinehas Ezra 7:5 - Phinehas John 11:51 - being

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,.... Before the ark, ministering before the Lord, which shows that this affair was long before the times of Samson, though placed after them; or otherwise Phinehas must have been more than three hundred years of age, which is not probable r. Phinehas's standing before the ark was the posture of the priest when he inquired of the Lord for any by Urim and Thummim; the person that inquired stood before him that was inquired of, as Kimchi observes, and he that was inquired of stood before the Shechinah, or the presence of the divine Majesty, of which the ark was a symbol:

saying, shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? in which the question is put in somewhat different manner than before, not only desiring to know whether it was the will of God they should renew the battle or not, since Benjamin was their brother, but whether they should have success or not; intimating, that if the Lord would bless and help them, they were willing to go up, but if not they chose to desist; for they were fully convinced now they were wrong in depending on their numbers, or the justness of their cause; whereas success depended wholly on the will and pleasure of God, to which they desired to submit:

and the Lord said, go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into thine hand; now they are not only directed to go up to the battle, but are promised victory.

r Vid. Rainold. de lib. Apocryph. Praelect. 149, 150. p. 345, 353, 354.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar ... - A most important chronological statement, which makes it probable that these events occurred within twenty years of the death of Joshua.

To-morrow - The two former answers only bade them go up against Benjamin; now, for the first time, the promise is added, “Tomorrow,” etc. (compare Joshua 8:1).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 20:28. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar — This was the same Phinehas who is mentioned Numbers 25:7, and consequently these transactions must have taken place shortly after the death of Joshua.