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Judges 21:1
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, "There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife."
Judges 21:1 · New Heart English Bible
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Judges 21:1 in other translations
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
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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In context
1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, "There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife."
2 The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.
3 They said, " Lord God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
4 It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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