Verse 18
Judges 21:18
Geneva Bible
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Howbeit we may not giue them wiues of our daughters: for the childre of Israel had sworne, saying, Cursed be he that giueth a wise to Beniamin.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֛ל לָ/תֵת לָ/הֶ֥ם נָשִׁ֖ים מִ/בְּנוֹתֵ֑י/נוּ כִּֽי נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אָר֕וּר נֹתֵ֥ן אִשָּׁ֖ה לְ/בִנְיָמִֽן
English Translation
And we cannot give them our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, "Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin."
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Chapter 21 Context
1
Moreouer, the men of Israel sware in Mizpeh, saying, None of vs shall giue his daughter vnto the Ben...
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And the people came vnto ye house of God (Elohim) and abode there till euen before God (Elohim), and...
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3
And sayde, O Lord God (Elohim) of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that this day one tri...
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4
And on the morow the people rose vp and made there an altar, and offred burnt offrings and peace off...
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Then the children of Israel said, Who is he among all the tribes of Israel, that came not vp with th...
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6
And the children of Israel were sory for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut of...
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7
How shall we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing we haue sworne by the Lord, that we will not...
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8
Also they saide, Is there any of the tribes of Israel that came not vp to Mizpeh to the Lord? and be...
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9
For when the people were vewed; beholde, none of the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead were there.
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10
Therefore the Congregation sent thither twelue thousande men of the most valiant, and commanded them...
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11
And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall vtterly destroye all the males and all the women that haue...
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12
And they found among the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead foure hundreth maides, virgins that had knowne...
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13
Then the whole Congregation sent and spake with the children of Beniamin that were in the rocke of R...
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14
And Beniamin came againe at that time, and they gaue them wiues which they had saued aliue of the wo...
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15
And the people were sorie for Beniamin, because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
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16
Therefore the Elders of the Congregation said, How shall we doe for wiues to the remnant? for the wo...
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17
And they saide, there must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be n...
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18
Howbeit we may not giue them wiues of our daughters: for the childre of Israel had sworne, saying, C...
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Therefore they said, Beholde, there is a feast of the Lord euery yere in Shiloh in a place, which is...
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20
Therefore they commanded the children of Beniamin, saying, Goe, and lye in waite in the vineyardes.
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21
And when ye see that the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vi...
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22
And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie...
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23
And the children of Beniamin did so, and tooke wiues of them that danced according to their nomber:...
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24
So the children of Israel departed thence at that time, euery man to his tribe, and to his familie,...
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25
In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his eyes.
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