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1 Now athe men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”  
2 Then the people came ato the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,  
3 and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”
4 So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and abuilt an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.  
5 The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up with the assembly to the Lord?” aFor they had made a great oath concerning anyone who had not come up to the Lord at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”  
6 And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives?”


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Definitions of words in Judges 21:1:


As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Benjamin {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Benjamin {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Benjamin {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Daughter {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Daughter {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Give {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Oath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Oath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wife {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wife {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mizpah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Mizpah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}



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