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1 The men of Israel had taken this oath in Mizpah: |None of us will ever let our daughters marry anyone from Benjamin.| 2 The people went to Bethel and sat there in the presence of God until evening. They cried very loudly, 3 |LORD God of Israel, why has this happened among us? Why should one tribe be missing today in Israel?| 4 The next day the people got up early. They built an altar there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. 5 The people asked, |Is there any family from Israel that did not take part in the assembly in the presence of the LORD?| They had taken a solemn oath that whoever had not come into the presence of the LORD at Mizpah must be put to death. 6 The people of Israel felt sorry for their close relatives, the men of Benjamin. They said, |Today one tribe has been excluded from Israel. 7 What will we do to provide wives for the men who are left? We swore to the LORD that we would not let any of our daughters marry them.| Judges 21:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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