8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
8 All the men rose up together as one, saying, "None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house.
8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.
8 All the people were at once and as one person on their feet. "None of us will go home; not a single one of us will go to his own house.
8 So all the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, nor will any turn back to his house;
8 And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, "None of us will return home! No, not even one of us!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:8
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The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.