¹⁷ And they said, “There must be something that can be given to those of Benjamin who are left. Or a family will be taken out of Israel. ¹⁸ But we cannot give them our daughters for wives.” For the men of Israel had promised, “A curse will come to the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.”

¹⁹ So they said, “See, there is a special supper to the Lord every year in Shiloh. It is north of Bethel, east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”