SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:3
Y los hijos de Benjamín oyeron que los hijos de Israel habían subido a Mizpa. Y dijeron los hijos de Israel: Decid cómo fue esta maldad.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 20:3
Verse 3. Tell us, how was this wickedness?] They had heard before, by the messengers he sent with the fragments of his wife's body; but they wish to hear it, in full council, from himself.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh , etc.] Having no doubt the same notice the rest of the tribes had; but the thing complained of being done in their tribe, and by some of it, they might be willing to screen the delinquents, or were careless about and indifferent to the case, and secure and easy, as imagining their brethren would never go to war with them about it; or were proud and haughty, and would pay no regard to the summons given them: then said the children of Israel, tell us, how was this wickedness ? proclamation was made in the assembly, that if any person there knew anything of this shocking affair, and horrid iniquity, which was the occasion of their meeting together, that they would rise up and declare what was the cause of it, how it came about, and by whom it was done; or they addressed themselves particularly to the Levite, and his host, and his servant, who might all be upon the spot to bear witness in this case, as it is certain the former of them was, who upon this stood up, and spoke as follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated. --The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, an their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they forme their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eterna ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolation of a tribe __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁמעו 8085 בני 1121 בנימן 1144 כי 3588 עלו 5927 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 המצפה 4709 ויאמרו 559 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 דברו 1696 איכה 349 נהיתה 1961 הרעה 7451 הזאת׃ 2063
