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Judges 21:7

5 The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.

6 And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.

What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”

8 So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.

9 For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
KJV
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?
WEB
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?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
What shall we do for wives for them that remain? since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives.
BLB
What shall we do for those who remain for wives, since we have sworn by YHWH that we will not give to them our daughters as wives?”
ÅB
Hva skal vi gjøre for dem som er tilbake, så de kan få seg hustruer, siden vi har svoret ved Herren at vi ikke vil gi dem noen av våre døtre til ekte?
OTB
«Hva skal vi gjøre for koner til dem som er igjen, siden vi har sverget ved Herren å ikke gi dem noen av våre døtre til ekte?»
B1930
Hvad skal vi gjøre for dem som er tilbake, så de kan få sig hustruer, siden vi har svoret ved Herren at vi ikke vil gi dem nogen av våre døtre til ekte?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 21:1

    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.”

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  • Judges 21:18

    But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”

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  • 1 Samuel 14:45

    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:28–29

    Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

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