Judges 21
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Judges 21:16-18

16Then the eldersH2205 of the congregationH5712 saidH559, “WhatH4100 should we doH6213 about wivesH802 for those who remainH3498, sinceH3588 the womenH802 of BenjaminH1144 have been destroyedH8045?” 17They addedH559, “There must be heirsH3425 for the survivorsH6413 of BenjaminH1144, so that a tribeH7626 of IsraelH3478 will notH3808 be wiped outH4229. 18But weH587 cannotH3808H3201 giveH5414 them our daughtersH1323 as wivesH802.”

ForH3588 the IsraelitesH1121H3478H559 had swornH7650, “Cursed isH779 he who givesH5414 a wifeH802 to a BenjamiteH1144.”

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