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Judges 21:4-6
New English Translation
Judges 21:4-6
New English Translation
4 The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace.[a] 5 The Israelites asked, “Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the Lord?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the Lord at Mizpah must certainly be executed.[b] 6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to[c] their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire[d] tribe from Israel!
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- Judges 21:4 tn Or “peace offerings.”
- Judges 21:5 tn Heb “A great oath there was concerning the one who did not go up before the Lord at Mizpah, saying, ‘He must surely be put to death.’”
- Judges 21:6 tn Or “felt sorry for.”
- Judges 21:6 tn Heb “cut off one.”
Judges 21:4-6
New International Version
Judges 21:4-6
New International Version
4 Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.(A)
5 Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel(B) has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah was to be put to death.
6 Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,” they said.
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