Judges 21:1-3
Jubilee Bible 2000
21 ¶ Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, None of us shall give his daughter unto those of Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to the house of God and abode there until the evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept sore
3 and said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?
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Judges 21:1-3
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Wives for the Benjamites
21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”
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- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
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