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  21:1 ¶
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. |
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21:1 ¶
Now the men°
of Israel°
had sworn°°
in Mizpeh,°
saying,°°
There shall not°
any°
of°
us give°°
his daughter°
unto Benjamin°
to wife.° |
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21:2
And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. |
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21:2
And the people°
came°°
to the house°
of God,°°°
and abode°°
there°
till°
even°
before°
God,°
and lifted up°°
their voices,°
and wept°°°
sore;°° |
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21:3
And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel? |
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21:3
And said,°°
O LORD°
God°
of Israel,°
why°
is this°
come to pass°
in Israel,°
that there should be to day°
one°
tribe°
lacking°°
in Israel?°° |
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21:4
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. |
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21:4
And it came to pass°
on the morrow,°°
that the people°
rose early,°°
and built°°
there°
an altar,°
and offered°°
burnt offerings°
and peace offerings.° |
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21:5
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death. |
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21:5
And the children°
of Israel°
said,°°
Who°
[is there] among all°°
the tribes°
of Israel°
that°
came°°
not up°°
with the congregation°
unto°
the LORD?°
For°
they had made°
a great°
oath°
concerning°
him that came not up°°°
to°
the LORD°
to Mizpeh,°
saying,°°
He shall surely°°
be put to death.°° |
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21:6
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. |
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21:6
And the children°
of Israel°
repented°°
them for°
Benjamin°
their brother,°
and said,°°
There is one°
tribe°
cut off°°
from Israel°°
this day.° |
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21:7
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? |
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21:7
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?° |
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21:8 ¶
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. |
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21:8 ¶
And they said,°°
What°
one°
[is there] of the tribes°°
of Israel°
that°
came not up°°°
to Mizpeh°
to°
the LORD?°
And, behold,°
there came°°
none°°
to°
the camp°
from Jabeshgilead°°°
to°
the assembly.° |
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21:9
For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. |
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21:9
For the people°
were numbered,°°
and, behold,°
[there were] none°°
of the inhabitants°°°
of Jabeshgilead°°
there.° |
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21:10
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones. |
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21:10
And the congregation°
sent°°
thither°
twelve°°
thousand°
men°
of the valiantest,°°°
and commanded°°
them, saying,°°
Go°°°
and smite°°°
the inhabitants°°
of Jabeshgilead°°
with the edge°
of the sword,°
with the women°
and the children.° |
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21:11
And this is the thing that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. |
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21:11
And this°
[is] the thing°
that°
ye shall do,°°
Ye shall utterly destroy°°
every°
male,°
and every°
woman°
that hath lain°°
by man.°°° |
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21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. |
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21:12
And they found°°
among the inhabitants°°°
of Jabeshgilead°°
four°
hundred°
young°
virgins,°
that°
had known°°
no°
man°
by lying°
with any male:°
and they brought°°
them unto°
the camp°
to Shiloh,°
which°
[is] in the land°
of Canaan.° |
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21:13
And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them. |
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21:13
And the whole°
congregation°
sent°°
[some] to speak°°
to°
the children°
of Benjamin°
that°
[were] in the rock°
Rimmon,°
and to call°°
peaceably°
unto them. |
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21:14
And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. |
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21:14
And Benjamin°
came again°°
at that°
time;°
and they gave°°
them wives°
which°
they had saved alive°°
of the women°°
of Jabeshgilead:°°
and yet so°
they sufficed°°
them not.° |
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21:15
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. |
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21:15
And the people°
repented°°
them°
for Benjamin,°
because°
that the LORD°
had made°°
a breach°
in the tribes°
of Israel.° |
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21:16 ¶
Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? |
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21:16 ¶
Then the elders°
of the congregation°
said,°°
How°
shall we do°°
for wives°
for them that remain,°°
seeing°
the women°
are destroyed°°
out of Benjamin?°° |
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21:17
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel. |
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21:17
And they said,°°
[There must be] an inheritance°
for them that be escaped°
of Benjamin,°
that a tribe°
be not°
destroyed°°
out of Israel.°° |
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21:18
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. |
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21:18
Howbeit we°
may°°
not°
give°°
them wives°
of our daughters:°°
for°
the children°
of Israel°
have sworn,°°
saying,°°
Cursed°°
[be] he that giveth°°
a wife°
to Benjamin.° |
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21:19
And they said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. |
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21:19
Then they said,°°
Behold,°
[there is] a feast°
of the LORD°
in Shiloh°
yearly°°
[in a place] which°
[is] on the north side°°
of Bethel,°°
on the east side°°
of the highway°
that goeth up°°
from Bethel°°
to Shechem,°
and on the south°°
of Lebonah.° |
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21:20
And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, |
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21:20
Therefore they commanded°°°
the children°
of Benjamin,°
saying,°°
Go°°°
and lie in wait°°
in the vineyards;° |
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21:21
and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. |
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21:21
And see,°°
and, behold,°
if°
the daughters°
of Shiloh°
come out°°
to dance°°
in dances,°
then come ye out°°
of°
the vineyards,°
and catch°°
you every man°
his wife°
of the daughters°°
of Shiloh,°
and go°°
to the land°
of Benjamin.° |
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21:22
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man [of them] his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty. |
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21:22
And it shall be,°
when°
their fathers°
or°
their brethren°
come°°
unto°
us to complain,°°
that we will say°°
unto°
them, Be favourable°°
unto them for our sakes: because°
we reserved°°
not°
to each man°
his wife°
in the war:°
for°
ye°
did not°
give°°
unto them at this time,°
[that] ye should be guilty.°° |
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21:23
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them. |
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21:23
And the children°
of Benjamin°
did°
so,°°°
and took°°
[them] wives,°
according to their number,°
of°
them that danced,°°
whom°
they caught:°°
and they went°°°
and returned°°
unto°
their inheritance,°
and repaired°°°
the cities,°
and dwelt°°
in them. |
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21:24
And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. |
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21:24
And the children°
of Israel°
departed°°
thence°°
at that°
time,°
every man°
to his tribe°
and to his family,°
and they went out°°
from thence°°
every man°
to his inheritance.° |
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21:25
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. |
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21:25
In those°
days°
[there was] no°
king°
in Israel:°
every man°
did°°
[that which was] right°
in his own eyes.° |
