Judges 21:1
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Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.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.”
In other translations
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.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.”
Hebrew words
וְאִישׁve'ishand [the] man ofH376יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478נִשְׁבַּעnishba'he had swornH7650בַּמִּצְפָּהbamitzpahat <the> MizpahH4709לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376מִמֶּנּוּmimenuof usH4480לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִתֵּןyitenhe will giveH5414בִּתּוֹbitodaughter hisH1323לְבִנְיָמִןlevinyaminto BenjaminH1144לְאִשָּׁה׃le'ishahto a wifeH802
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Related verses
- Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.Then 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 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Judges 21:18Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
- Judges 20:8And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.
- Mark 6:23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Do 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.
- Judges 20:10And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.We 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 bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:2-32 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.2 and 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. 3 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
- Judges 21:7How 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?What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
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People and places
Places: Mizpah