Judges 21:1 Now the men376 of Israel3478 had sworn7650 in Mizpeh,4709 saying,559 There shall not any376 of us give5414 his daughter1323 unto Benjamin1144 to wife.802 cr 2 And the people5971 came935 to the house1004 of God,430 1008 and abode3427 there till even6153 before6440 God,430 and lifted up5375 their voices,6963 and wept1058 1065 sore;1419 cr 3 And said,559 O LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 why is this come to pass in Israel,3478 that there should be to day3117 one259 tribe7626 lacking6485 in Israel?3478 cr 4 And it came to pass on the morrow,4283 that the people5971 rose early,7925 and built1129 there an altar,4196 and offered5927 burnt offerings5930 and peace offerings.8002 cr 5 And the children1121 of Israel3478 said,559 Who is there among all the tribes7626 of Israel3478 that834 came5927 not up with the congregation6951 unto the LORD?3068 For they had made a great1419 oath7621 concerning him that came not up5927 to the LORD3068 to Mizpeh,4709 saying,559 He shall surely4191 be put to death.4191 cr 6 And the children1121 of Israel3478 repented5162 them for Benjamin1144 their brother,251 and said,559 There is one259 tribe7626 cut off1438 from Israel3478 this day.3117 cr 7 How shall we do6213 for wives802 for them that remain,3498 seeing we have sworn7650 by the LORD3068 that we will not give5414 them of our daughters1323 to wives?802 cr

Judges 21:8 And they said,559 What one259 is there of the tribes7626 of Israel3478 that came not up5927 to Mizpeh4709 to the LORD?3068 And, behold, there came935 none376 to the camp4264 from Jabeshgilead3003 1568 to the assembly.6951 cr 9 For the people5971 were numbered,6485 and, behold, there were none376 of the inhabitants3427 of Jabeshgilead3003 1568 there. cr 10 And the congregation5712 sent7971 thither twelve8147 6240 thousand505 men376 of the valiantest,1121 2428 and commanded6680 them, saying,559 Go3212 and smite5221 the inhabitants3427 of Jabeshgilead3003 1568 with the edge6310 of the sword,2719 with the women802 and the children.2945 cr 11 And this is the thing1697 that ye shall do,6213 Ye shall utterly destroy2763 every male,2145 and every woman802 that hath lain4904 by man.3045{Heb. knoweth the lying with man} cr 12 And they found4672 among the inhabitants3427 of Jabeshgilead3003 1568 four702 hundred3967 young5291 virgins,1330{Heb. young women virgins} that had known3045 no man376 by lying4904 with any male:2145 and they brought935 them unto the camp4264 to Shiloh,7887 which is in the land776 of Canaan.3667 cr 13 And the whole congregation5712 sent7971 some to speak1696{Heb. and spake and called} to the children1121 of Benjamin1144 that were in the rock5553 Rimmon,7417 and to call7121{Or, proclaim peace} peaceably7965 unto them. cr 14 And Benjamin1144 came again7725 at that time;6256 and they gave5414 them wives802 which they had saved alive2421 of the women802 of Jabeshgilead:3003 1568 and yet so they sufficed4672 them not. cr 15 And the people5971 repented5162 them for Benjamin,1144 because that the LORD3068 had made6213 a breach6556 in the tribes7626 of Israel.3478 cr

Judges 21:16 Then the elders2205 of the congregation5712 said,559 How shall we do6213 for wives802 for them that remain,3498 seeing the women802 are destroyed8045 out of Benjamin?1144 cr 17 And they said,559 There must be an inheritance3425 for them that be escaped6413 of Benjamin,1144 that a tribe7626 be not destroyed4229 out of Israel.3478 cr 18 Howbeit we may3201 not give5414 them wives802 of our daughters:1323 for the children1121 of Israel3478 have sworn,7650 saying,559 Cursed779 be he that giveth5414 a wife802 to Benjamin.1144 cr 19 Then they said,559 Behold, there is a feast2282 of{Or, on} the LORD3068 in Shiloh7887 yearly3117 3117{Heb. from year to year} in a place which is on the north side6828 of Bethel,1008 on the east side4217 8121{Or, towards the sun rising} of the highway4546 that goeth up5927 from Bethel1008 to Shechem,7927 and on the south5045 of Lebonah.3829 cr 20 Therefore they commanded6680 the children1121 of Benjamin,1144 saying,559 Go3212 and lie in wait693 in the vineyards;3754 cr 21 And see,7200 and, behold, if the daughters1323 of Shiloh7887 come out3318 to dance2342 in dances,4246 then come ye out3318 of the vineyards,3754 and catch2414 you every man376 his wife802 of the daughters1323 of Shiloh,7887 and go1980 to the land776 of Benjamin.1144 cr 22 And it shall be, when their fathers1 or their brethren251 come935 unto us to complain,7378 that we will say559 unto them, Be favourable2603 unto them{Or, gratify us in them} for our sakes: because we reserved3947 not to each man376 his wife802 in the war:4421 for ye did not give5414 unto them at this time,6256 that ye should be guilty.816 cr 23 And the children1121 of Benjamin1144 did so,6213 and took5375 them wives,802 according to their number,4557 of them that danced,2342 whom they caught:1497 and they went3212 and returned7725 unto their inheritance,5159 and repaired1129 the cities,5892 and dwelt3427 in them. cr 24 And the children1121 of Israel3478 departed1980 thence at that time,6256 every man376 to his tribe7626 and to his family,4940 and they went out3318 from thence every man376 to his inheritance.5159 cr 25 In those days3117 there was no king4428 in Israel:3478 every man376 did6213 that which was right3477 in his own eyes.5869 cr