Verse 22
Judges 21:22
Geneva Bible
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And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie on them for our sakes, because we reserued not to eche man his wife in the warre, and because ye haue not giuen vnto them hitherto, ye haue sinned.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֡ה כִּֽי יָבֹ֣אוּ אֲבוֹתָ/ם֩ א֨וֹ אֲחֵי/הֶ֜ם ל/רוב לָ/רִ֣יב אֵלֵ֗י/נוּ וְ/אָמַ֤רְנוּ אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ חָנּ֣וּ/נוּ אוֹתָ֔/ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָקַ֛חְנוּ אִ֥ישׁ אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ בַּ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א אַתֶּ֛ם נְתַתֶּ֥ם לָ/הֶ֖ם כָּ/עֵ֥ת תֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ
English Translation
And it shall be when their fathers or their brothers come to contend with us, that we will say to them, "We have been given them [for refuge] because we did not take any man’s wife in battle; for it is not you who allowed them to be [in this situation]."
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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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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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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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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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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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19
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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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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In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his eyes.
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