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Judges 21:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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?” "

Judges 21:7

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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.”

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

7 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?”

8 They said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up to the LORD to Mizpah?” Behold, no one came from Jabesh Gilead to the camp to the assembly.

9 For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.

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Ezra 10:3

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"Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law."

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Nehemiah 10:30

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"and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;"

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Genesis 31:50

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"If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”"

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Numbers 14:3

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"Why does the LORD bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be captured or killed! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return into Egypt?”"

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Genesis 34:16

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"then will we give our daughters to you; and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people."

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Judges 21:1

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

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From This Chapter

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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