Juízes 21:20

Listen to Juízes 21:20
20 Ordenaram, pois, aos filhos de Benjamim, dizendo: Ide, ponde-vos de emboscada nas vinhas,

Juízes 21:20 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 21:20

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin
The two hundred men of the tribe that wanted wives; they ordered them as follows, and which they spake with authority, being the elders of the congregation, ( Judges 21:16 )

saying, go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
which might belong to Shiloh, or it may be to Lebonah, which perhaps is the same with Bethlaban, famous for its wine with the Misnic writers; who say F7 the second places for wine are Bethrimah and Bethlaban; and I suspect that Bethrimah is the same with Bethrimmon, near which was the rock Rimmon these men were in; now this being the time of year when the vintage was just over, the vines were full of branches and leaves, under which the men might the better hide themselves; and the grapes being gathered, there were no men in the vineyards, and so might lie in wait safely, and under cover.


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Misn. Menachot, c. 8. sect. 6.
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Juízes 21:20 In-Context

18 Contudo n贸s n茫o lhes poderemos dar mulheres dentre nossas filhas. Pois os filhos de Israel tinham jurado, dizendo: Maldito aquele que der mulher aos benjamitas.
19 Disseram ent茫o: Eis que de ano em ano se realiza a festa do Senhor em Sil贸 que est谩 ao norte de Betel, a leste do caminho que sobe de Betel a Siqu茅m, e ao sul de Lebona.
20 Ordenaram, pois, aos filhos de Benjamim, dizendo: Ide, ponde-vos de emboscada nas vinhas,
21 e vigiai; ao sa铆rem as filhas de Sil贸 a dan莽ar nos coros, sa铆 v贸s das vinhas, arrebatai cada um sua mulher, das filhas de Sil贸, e ide-vos para a terra de Benjamim.
22 Ent茫o quando seus pais e seus irm茫os vierem queixar-se a n贸s, n贸s lhes diremos: Dignai-vos de no-las conceder; pois nesta guerra n茫o tomamos mulheres para cada um deles, nem v贸s lhas destes; de outro modo ser铆eis agora culpados.
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