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Then the sons of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up in the assembly to Yahweh?” For [a]they had taken a great oath concerning him (A)who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today. What shall we do for wives for those who are left? But we have (B)sworn by Yahweh not to give them any of our daughters in marriage.”

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  1. Judges 21:5 Lit there was a great oath