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Judges 21:5-7
New English Translation
Judges 21:5-7
New English Translation
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.[a] 6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to[b] their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire[c] tribe from Israel! 7 How can we find wives for those who are left?[d] After all, we took an oath in the Lord’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”
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- 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 21:7 tn Heb “What should we do for them, for the remaining ones, concerning wives?”
Judges 21:5-7
New International Version
Judges 21:5-7
New International Version
5 Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel(A) 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. 7 “How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath(B) by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?”
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