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Judges 21:7
Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
Judges 21:7 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Judges 21:7 in other translations
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
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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In context
4 And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:
5 Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.
6 And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
8 Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.
9 (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there,)
10 So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.
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