Section 21:1-24

The people of Israel helped the men of Benjamin to find wives

21:1a Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying,

When they were together at the town of Mizpah, Israel’s men swore an oath. They said,
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⌊This is what happened before the battle.⌋ The Israelite men made a promise ⌊to Yahweh⌋ at Mizpah town. They said,

21:1b “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

“None of us will let his daughter marry a man from the Benjamin clan.”
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“We will not give our daughters in marriage to any of Benjamin’s men.”

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