Judges 21:15-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁵ The congregation felt sorry for the people of Benjamin because the Lord had broken the unity of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁶ The leaders of the congregation asked, “What should we do to provide wives for the men who are left, since the women in Benjamin have been killed?”

¹⁷ Some said, “Benjamin’s men who survived must be allowed to have families. No tribe of Israel should be wiped out.