Bible in Basic English
"Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:"
— Judges 20:8, Bible in Basic English
“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.”
“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 to his house.”
“All Israel rose up in unison and said,“Not one of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!”
“And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:”
“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.”
And the townsmen of Gibeah came together against me, going round the house on all sides by night; it was their purpose to put me to death, and my servant-wife was violently used by them and is dead.
So I took her, cutting her into parts which I sent through all the country of the heritage of Israel: for they have done an act of shame in Israel.
Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:
But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;
And we will take ten men out of every hundred, through all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, a thousand out of every ten thousand, to get food for the people, so that they may give to Gibeah of Benjamin the right punishment for the act of shame they have done in Israel.
So all the men of Israel were banded together against the town, united like one man.