Judges 21
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Judges 21:16-18

16Then the eldersH2205 of the congregationH5712 saidH559, “WhatH4310 are we to doH6213 for wivesH802 for those who are leftH3498, sinceH3588 the womenH802 have been eliminatedH8045 from BenjaminH1144?” 17And they saidH559, “There must be an inheritanceH3425 for the survivorsH6413 of BenjaminH1144, so that a tribeH7626 will not be wipedH4229 outH4229 from IsraelH3478. 18But we cannotH3201H3808 giveH5414 them wivesH802 from our daughtersH1323.” For the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 1had swornH7650, sayingH559, “CursedH779 is he who givesH5414 a wifeH802 to BenjaminH1144!”

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  1. 1. Judges 21:18 Judg 21:1 ↩

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