Cross References Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife. Judges 20:48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. Judges 21:7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them. Judges 21:18 For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife. Judges 21:22 And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them: for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part. Jeremiah 40:6 And Jeremiah went to Godolias the son of Ahicam to Masphath: and dwelt with him in the midst of the people that were left in the land. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife. had sword Judges 20:1,8,10 Then all the children of Israel went out, and gathered together as one man, from Dan to Bersabee, with the land of Galaad, to the Lord in Maspha: . . . Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him. There Judges 21:5 Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain. Judges 11:30,31 He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, . . . 1 Samuel 14:24,28,29 And the men of Israel were joined together that day: and Saul adjured the people, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat food till evening, till I be revenged of my enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. . . . Ecclesiastes 5:2 Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. Mark 6:23 And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom. Acts 23:12 And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul. Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. his daughter Exodus 34:12-16 Beware thou never join in friendship with the inhabitants of that land, which may be thy ruin: . . . Deuteronomy 7:2,3 And the Lord thy God shall have delivered them to thee, thou shalt utterly destroy them. Thou shalt make no league with them, nor shew mercy to them: . . . Context Wives for the Benjamites1Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.2And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and sitting before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:… Lexicon Now the menוְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had sworn an oath נִשְׁבַּ֥ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear at Mizpah, בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה (bam·miṣ·pāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Not one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of us מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of will give his daughter בִּתּ֛וֹ (bit·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter in marriage יִתֵּ֥ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set to a Benjamite.” לְבִנְיָמִ֖ן (lə·ḇin·yā·min) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites Additional Translations Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin to wife. Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. Now the children of Israel swore in Massephath, saying, No man of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to the Benjaminites as wife. Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, "There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife." And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, 'None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.' 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