Then the sons of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not go up to the Lord in the assembly?” For [a]they had taken a solemn oath concerning anyone (A)who did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah, saying, “He shall certainly be put to death.” And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin, and said, “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel! What are we to do for wives for those who are left, since we have (B)sworn by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters as wives?”

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Footnotes

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

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