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Judges 21


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And of Israel swore by an oath in Mizpeh, saying, man shall give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.

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And came unto Beth-el, and sat there until evening before God. And they lifted their voice and wept weeping

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And they said, Why, O lord God of Israel, was this taken place in Israel, to overlook today in Israel tribe

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And it happened the next day that rose early and they built there an altar, and offered a whole burnt-offering of deliverance.

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And said Who is the one not ascending among the assembly from all of the tribes of Israel to For oath not ascending to in Mizpeh, saying, To death he shall die.

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And relented concerning Benjamin and said, is removed

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What should we do to them, to the ones left behind for wives, for we swore by an oath to the to not give to them from our daughters for wives?

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And they said, What one tribes of Israel which did not ascend to in Mizpeh? And behold, no came to the camp from Jabish Gilead to the assembly.

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And were numbered And behold, there is not there a man from the ones dwelling in Jabish Gilead.

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And sent twelve thousand men from the sons of the force. And they gave charge to them, saying, Go and strike all the ones dwelling in Jabish Gilead by of the broadsword, even the women and the people!

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And this word which you shall do. Every male and every woman knowing of a man you shall devote to consumption.

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And they found of ones dwelling Jabish Gilead four hundred young women virgins, the ones a man, in of a man. And they led them into the camp in Shiloh which is in of Canaan.

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And sent and spoke to the sons of Benjamin, of the ones at the rock of Rimmon, and they called them for peace.

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And Benjamin returned to the sons of Israel in that time, and they gave them the women who were of the women of Jabish Gilead, and it pleased them thus.

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And the people were comforted concerning Benjamin, for made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

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And said What shall we do to the remaining for wives, was removed

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And he said, An inheritance for the ones surviving to Benjamin, that in no way should be wiped away from Israel.

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For we are not able to give to them wives from our daughters, for swore by an oath saying, Accursed is the one giving a wife to Benjamin.

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And they said, Behold, to the in Shiloh from days to days, which is from of Beth-el, according to of the sun, upon the corridor ascending from Beth-el unto Shechem, and from south of Lebonah.

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And they gave charge to the sons of Benjamin, saying, Go forth and lie in wait at the vineyards!

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And look and behold, whenever should come forth joining in a dance with a company of dancers, then you shall come forth from the vineyards, and let seize by force a wife from the daughters of Shiloh! then you shall depart unto the land of Benjamin.

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And it will be whenever should come to quarrel with us, that we shall say to them, Show mercy on them! for did not take to himself a wife in the battle, for you did not give to them according to the time which you trespassed.

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And did and they took wives according to their number from the ones dancing, whom they snatched. And they went and returned unto their inheritance, and they built up the cities, and dwelt in them.

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And walked in that time, each man to his tribe, and to his kin; and went forth to his inheritance.

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In those days there was not a king in Israel. A man the