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Judges 21:1-3
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Judges 21:1-3
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Mourning the Lost Tribe
21 Now the men of Israel had sworn [an oath] at Mizpah, “None of us shall give his daughter in marriage to [a man of] Benjamin.” 2 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.(A) 3 They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this come about in Israel, that there should be today one tribe missing from Israel?”
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Judges 21:1-3
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Judges 21:1-3
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Wives for the Benjamites
21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
2 The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3 “Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”
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- Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God
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