Verse 5
Judges 21:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
The children of Israel said, “Who is there amongst all the tribes of
Israel who didn’t come up in the assembly to the LORD?” For they had made a great oath concerning him
who didn’t come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא עָלָ֧ה בַ/קָּהָ֛ל מִ/כָּל שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל יְהוָ֑ה כִּי֩ הַ/שְּׁבוּעָ֨ה הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֜ה הָיְתָ֗ה לַ֠/אֲשֶׁר לֹא עָלָ֨ה אֶל יְהוָ֧ה הַ/מִּצְפָּ֛ה לֵ/אמֹ֖ר מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת
English Translation
And the children of Israel said, "Whoever does not go up to the assembly from all the tribes of Israel to the Lord, because the great oath was upon whoever does not go up to the Lord at Mizpah, let him surely die."
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Chapter 21 Context
1
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give
his daughter to Benjamin as...
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2
The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God (Elohim), and
lifted up their voice...
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3
They said, “The LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, why has this happened in Israel,
that there should...
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4
On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there,
and offered burnt offerings and pea...
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5
The children of Israel said, “Who is there amongst all the tribes of
Israel who didn’t come up in th...
6
The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said,
“There is one tribe cut off fro...
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7
How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn
by the LORD that we will not gi...
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8
They said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn’t come
up to the LORD to Mizpah?” Beh...
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9
For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants
of Jabesh Gilead there.
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10
The congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there,
and commanded them, saying, “Go...
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11
This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every
male, and every woman who has l...
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12
They found amongst the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young
virgins who had not known man...
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13
The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin
who were in the rock of Rimmon, an...
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14
Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they
had saved alive of the women...
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15
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach
in the tribes of Israel.
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16
Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we provide wives
for those who remain, since th...
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17
They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped
of Benjamin, that a tribe not be...
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18
However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children
of Israel had sworn, saying,...
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19
They said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year
in Shiloh, which is on the north...
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20
They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait
in the vineyards,
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21
and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in
the dances, then come out of th...
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22
It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain
to us, that we will say to them,...
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23
The children of Benjamin did so, and took wives for themselves
according to their number, of those w...
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24
The children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man
to his tribe and to his family, a...
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25
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which
was right in his own eyes.
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