Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Look, you are all people of Israel; give us your advice and tell us what we should do.
The speaker is asking all the Israelites to come together and share their wisdom about what action they should take.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, which recounts the period of the judges in ancient Israel before the monarchy, the tribes gathered in response to a brutal crime in the Benjamite city of Gibeah, where a Levite's concubine was raped and murdered. This verse is part of the Levite's appeal to the assembled tribes, urging them as fellow Israelites to offer advice and counsel on how to address this grave injustice. It reflects the decentralized tribal society where major decisions required collective input to maintain unity and enforce moral standards.
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