1: Now the menH0376 of IsraelH3478 had sworn an oathH7650 at Mizpah,H4709 saying,H0559 noneH0376 of usH4480 not usH3808 shall giveH5414 his daughterH1323 to BenjaminH1144 as a wife.H0802
2: And cameH0935 the peopleH5971 Bethel,H1008 and remainedH3427 thereH8033 tillH5704 eveningH6153 beforeH6440 God,H0430 and they lifted upH5375 their voices,H6963 and weptH1058 veryH1065 bitterly-H1419
3: and said,H0559 whyH4100 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of Israel,H3478 has come to passH1961 thisH2063 in Israel,H3478 that there should be [missing]H6485 todayH3117 in IsraelH3478 tribeH7626 one.H0259
4: So it wasH1961 on the next morning,H4283 that rose early,H7925 the peopleH5971 and builtH1129 thereH8033 an altar,H4196 and offeredH5927 burnt offeringsH5930 and peace offerings.H8002
5: And said,H0559 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who [is there]H4310 whoH0834 notH3808 did come upH5927 with the assemblyH6951 among allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 toH0413 Yahweh?H3068 forH3588 a oathH7621 greatH1419 they had madeH1961 concerningH0834 notH3808 anyone who had come upH5927 toH0413 YahwehH3068 at Mizpah,H4709 saying,H0559 surelyH4191 He shall be put to death.H4191
6: And grievedH5162 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 forH0413 BenjaminH1144 their brother,H0251 and said,H0559 is cut offH1438 today.H3117 TribeH7626 oneH0259 from Israel.H3478
7: WhatH4100 shall we doH6213 who remain,H3498 for wivesH0802 since weH0587 have swornH7650 by YahwehH3068 that we will notH1115 giveH5414 our daughtersH1323 as wives?H0802
8: and they said,H0559 who [is]H4310 oneH0259 from the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 whoH0834 notH3808 did come upH5927 toH0413 Yahweh?H3068 to MizpahH4709 and in fact,H2009 no oneH3808 had comeH0935 noneH0376 toH0413 the campH4264 from Jabesh-gileadH3003 from Jabesh GileadH1568 toH0413 the assembly.H6951
9: For when were counted,H6485 the peopleH5971 and indeed,H2009 not one [was]H0369 there.H8033 -H0376 Of the inhabitantsH3427 ofH3003 Jabesh Gilead.H1568
10: So sent outH7971 thereH8033 the congregationH5712 twoH8147 [and] tenH6240 thousandH0505 menH0376 ofH1121 their most valiantH2428 and commandedH6680 themH0853 saying,H0559 goH1980 and strikeH5221 -H0853 the inhabitantsH3427 ofH3003 Jabesh GileadH1568 with the edgeH6310 of the sword,H2719 and including the womenH0802 and children.H2945
11: And this [is]H2088 the thingH1697 thatH0834 you shall do,H6213 everyH3605 male,H2145 and everyH3605 womanH0802 by manH3045 who has known intimatelyH4904 a manH2145 You shall utterly destroy.H2763
12: So they foundH4672 among the inhabitantsH3427 ofH3003 Jabesh GileadH1568 fourH0702 hundredH3967 youngH5291 virgins,H1330 whoH0834 notH3808 had knownH3045 a manH0376 intimatelyH4904 with any male-H2145 and they broughtH0935 themH0853 toH0413 the campH4264 at Shiloh,H7887 which isH0834 in the landH0776 of Canaan.H3667
13: And sentH7971 the wholeH3605 congregationH5712 and [word]H1696 toH0413 the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 who [were]H0834 at the rockH5553 of Rimmon,H7417 and announcedH7121 peace.H7965
14: So came backH7725 BenjaminH1144 at time-H6256 thatH1931 and they gaveH5414 the womenH0802 whomH0834 they had saved aliveH2421 of the womenH0802 ofH3003 Jabesh GileadH1568 and yet not.H3808 They had foundH4672 enough.H3651
15: And the peopleH5971 grievedH5162 for Benjamin,H1144 becauseH3588 had madeH6213 YahwehH3068 a voidH6556 in the tribesH7626 of Israel.H3478
16: And said,H0559 the eldersH2205 of the congregationH5712 whatH4100 shall we doH6213 for those who remain,H3498 for wivesH0802 sinceH3588 have been destroyedH8045 of BenjaminH1144 the women.H0802
17: And they said,H0559 [There must be] an inheritanceH3425 for the survivorsH6413 of Benjamin,H1144 that notH3808 may be destroyedH4229 a tribeH7626 from Israel.H3478
18: And However weH0587 cannotH3808 mayH3201 giveH5414 wivesH0802 from our daughters.H1323 ForH3588 have sworn an oath,H7650 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 saying,H0559 Cursed [be]H0779 the one who givesH5414 a wifeH0802 to Benjamin.H1144
19: And they said,H0559 in fact,H2009 [there is] a feastH2282 of YahwehH3068 in ShilohH7887 from yearH3117 yearlyH3117 which [is]H0834 northH6828 BethelH1008 on the eastH4217 on the east sideH8121 of the highwayH4546 that goes upH5927 BethelH1008 to Shechem,H7927 and southH5045 of Lebonah.H3829 Therefore they instructedH6680 -H0853 the sonsH1121 of Benjamin,H1144 saying,H0559 goH1980 and lie in waitH0693 in the vineyards-H3754
21: and watch,H7200 and just when,H2009 ifH0518 come outH3318 the daughtersH1323 of ShilohH7887 to performH2342 their dances,H4246 then come outH3318 fromH4480 the vineyards,H3754 and catchH2414 every manH0376 a wifeH0802 from the daughtersH1323 of Shiloh,H7887 then goH1980 to the landH0776 of Benjamin.H1144
22: And it shall be,H1961 whenH3588 comeH0935 their fathersH0001 orH0176 their brothersH0251 to complain,H7378 to usH0413 that we will sayH0559 to themH0413 Be kindH2603 to themH0853 for our sakes becauseH3588 notH3808 we did takeH3947 for any of themH0376 a wifeH0802 in the war,H4421 forH3588 [it is] not [as though]H3808 youH0859 have given the [women]H5414 at this time,H6256 making yourselves guilty of your oath.H0816
23: And did,H6213 soH3651 the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144 and they took enoughH5375 wives,H0802 for their number,H4557 fromH4480 those who danced,H2342 whomH0834 they caught-H1497 and they wentH1980 and returnedH7725 toH0413 their inheritance,H5159 and they rebuiltH1129 -H0853 the cities,H5892 and dweltH3427
24: So departedH1980 from thereH8033 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 at time,H6256 thatH1931 every manH0376 to his tribeH7626 and family,H4940 and they went outH3318 from thereH8033 every manH0376 to his inheritance.H5159
25: In daysH3117 thoseH1992 [there was] noH0369 kingH4428 in Israel-H3478 everyoneH0376 rightH3477 in his own eyesH5869 did [what was].H6213