Judges 21:4-6

Lexham English Bible

⁴ On the next day the people rose early, and they built there an altar and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. ⁵ And the Israelites^[a] said, “Who in the assembly has not come up from all the tribes of Israel to Yahweh?” For a solemn oath was taken concerning whoever did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah, saying, “He will certainly be put to death.” ⁶ But the Israelites^[b] had compassion for Benjamin, their relatives,^[c] and they said, “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel.