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Judges 21:1-4
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Judges 21:1-4
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21 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even 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 to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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Judges 21:1-4
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Judges 21:1-4
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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?”
4 Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.(E)
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- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
Judges 21:6
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Judges 21:6
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6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
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Judges 21:6
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Judges 21:6
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6 Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,” they said.
Judges 21:15
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Judges 21:15
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15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
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Judges 21:15
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Judges 21:15
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15 The people grieved for Benjamin,(A) because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.
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