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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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ASV

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand [the] man ofH376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'he had swornH7650 →
בַּמִּצְפָּ֖הba.mitz.Pahat <the> MizpahH4709 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ishanyoneH376 →
מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuof usH4480 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִתֵּ֥ןyi.Tenhe will giveH5414 →
בִּתּ֛וֹbi.Todaughter hisH1323 →
לְבִנְיָמִ֖ןle.vin.ya.Minto BenjaminH1144 →
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.Shahto a wifeH802 →

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Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Judges 21:22When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”Judges 21:18But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.Mark 6:23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”Judges 20:8Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.Jeremiah 40:6So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”Judges 11:30–31Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,Judges 21:7What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”1 Samuel 14:28–29Then 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.”Judges 21:5The 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.Judges 20:10We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.Deuteronomy 7:2–3and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.Matthew 14:9The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

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The Benjaminites Take the Virgins of Jabesh-gilead — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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