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18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

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18 We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath:(A) ‘Cursed be anyone who gives(B) a wife to a Benjamite.’ 19 But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh,(C) which lies north of Bethel(D), east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem,(E) and south of Lebonah.”

20 So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards

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