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Israel Laments the Loss of Benjamin
Judges 21:1-7
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Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife.”
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The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
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They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?”
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On the next day, the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up in the assembly to the LORD?” For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn’t come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”
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The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
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How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”
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