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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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Judges 21:6 in other translations
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
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In context
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?”
4 On the next day, the people rose early and built 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 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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