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Judges 21:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, "

Judges 21:20

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18 However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’”

19 They said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.”

20 They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,

21 and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man catch his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

22 It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we didn’t take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.’”

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Judges 20:31

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"The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel."

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Judges 20:14

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"The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel."

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Jeremiah 6:1

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"“Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the middle of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem, for evil looks out from the north with a great destruction."

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Hosea 5:8

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"“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!"

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Joshua 8:4

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"He commanded them, saying, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city, but all of you be ready."

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Jeremiah 40:10

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"As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”"

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Judges 21:1

"Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”"

Judges 21:2

"The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely."

Judges 21:3

"They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”"

Judges 21:4

"On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings."

Judges 21:5

"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.”"

Judges 21:6

"The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today."

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