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World English Bible Classic
[1] Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” [2] The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely. [3] They said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?” [4] On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. [5] The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up in the assembly to Yahweh?” For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn’t come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.” [6] The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today. [7] How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?” [8] They said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up to Yahweh to Mizpah?” Behold, no one came from Jabesh Gilead to the camp to the assembly. [9] For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there. [10] The congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones. [11] This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man.” [12] They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. [13] The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them. [14] Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead. There still weren’t enough for them. [15] The people grieved for Benjamin, because Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. [16] Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?” [17] They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel. [18] However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’” [19] They said, “Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.” [20] They commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, [21] and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man catch his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. [22] It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we didn’t take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.’” [23] The children of Benjamin did so, and took wives for themselves according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off. They went and returned to their inheritance, built the cities, and lived in them. [24] The children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they each went out from there to his own inheritance. [25] In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
King James Version
[1] Now the men H376 of Israel H3478 had sworn H7650 in Mizpeh, H4709 saying, H559 There shall not any H376 of us give H5414 his daughter H1323 unto Benjamin H1144 to wife. H802 [2] And the people H5971 came H935 to the house H1004 of God, H430 H1008 and abode H3427 there H8033 till H5704 even H6153 before H6440 God, H430 and lifted up H5375 their voices, H6963 and wept H1058 H1065 sore; H1419 [3] and said, H559 O Lord H3068 God H430 of Israel, H3478 why is this come to pass in Israel, H3478 that there should be to day H3117 one H259 tribe H7626 lacking H6485 in Israel? H3478 [4] And it came to pass on the morrow, H4283 that the people H5971 rose early, H7925 and built H1129 there H8033 an altar, H4196 and offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 and peace offerings. H8002 [5] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 said, H559 Who is there among all the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 that H834 came H5927 not H3808 up with the congregation H6951 unto H413 the Lord? H3068 For they had made a great H1419 oath H7621 concerning him that came not up H5927 to the Lord H3068 to Mizpeh, H4709 saying, H559 He shall surely H4191 be put to death. H4191 [6] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 repented H5162 them for Benjamin H1144 their brother, H251 and said, H559 There is one H259 tribe H7626 cut off H1438 from Israel H3478 this day. H3117 [7] How shall we do H6213 for wives H802 for them that remain, H3498 seeing we have sworn H7650 by the Lord H3068 that we will not give H5414 them of our daughters H1323 to wives? H802 [8] And they said, H559 What one H259 is there of the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 that came not up H5927 to Mizpeh H4709 to the Lord? H3068 And, behold, there came H935 none H376 to the camp H4264 from Jabesh-gilead H3003 H1568 to the assembly. H6951 [9] For the people H5971 were numbered, H6485 and, behold, there were none H376 of the inhabitants H3427 of Jabesh-gilead H3003 H1568 there. [10] And the congregation H5712 sent H7971 thither twelve H8147 H6240 thousand H505 men H376 of the valiantest, H1121 H2428 and commanded H6680 them, saying, H559 Go H3212 and smite H5221 H853 the inhabitants H3427 of Jabesh-gilead H3003 H1568 with the edge H6310 of the sword, H2719 with the women H802 and the children. H2945 [11] And this is the thing H1697 that ye shall do, H6213 Ye shall utterly destroy H2763 every H3605 male, H2145 and every woman H802 that hath lain H4904 by man. H3045§ [12] And they found H4672 among the inhabitants H3427 of Jabesh-gilead H3003 H1568 four H702 hundred H3967 young H5291 virgins, H1330§ that had known H3045 no man H376 by lying H4904 with any male: H2145 and they brought H935 them unto the camp H4264 to Shiloh, H7887 which is in the land H776 of Canaan. H3667 [13] And the whole congregation H5712 sent H7971 some to speak H1696§ to the children H1121 of Benjamin H1144 that were in the rock H5553 Rimmon, H7417 and to call H7121§ peaceably H7965 unto them. [14] And Benjamin H1144 came again H7725 at that time; H6256 and they gave H5414 them wives H802 which H834 they had saved alive H2421 of the women H802 of Jabesh-gilead: H3003 H1568 and yet so they sufficed H4672 them not. [15] And the people H5971 repented H5162 them for Benjamin, H1144 because H3588 that the Lord H3068 had made H6213 a breach H6556 in the tribes H7626 of Israel. H3478 [16] Then the elders H2205 of the congregation H5712 said, H559 How shall we do H6213 for wives H802 for them that remain, H3498 seeing the women H802 are destroyed H8045 out of Benjamin? H1144 [17] And they said, H559 There must be an inheritance H3425 for them that be escaped H6413 of Benjamin, H1144 that a tribe H7626 be not destroyed H4229 out of Israel. H3478 [18] Howbeit we may H3201 not H3808 give H5414 them wives H802 of our daughters: H1323 for H3588 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 have sworn, H7650 saying, H559 Cursed H779 be he that giveth H5414 a wife H802 to Benjamin. H1144 [19] Then they said, H559 Behold, there is a feast H2282 of the Lord H3068 in Shiloh H7887 yearly H3117§ H3117 in a place which is on the north side H6828 of Beth-el, H1008 on the east side H4217§ H8121 of§ the highway H4546 that goeth up H5927 from Beth-el H1008 to Shechem, H7927 and on the south H5045 of Lebonah. H3829 [20] Therefore they commanded H6680 H853 the children H1121 of Benjamin, H1144 saying, H559 Go H3212 and lie in wait H693 in the vineyards; H3754 [21] and see, H7200 and, behold, if the daughters H1323 of Shiloh H7887 come out H3318 to dance H2342 in dances, H4246 then come ye out H3318 of the vineyards, H3754 and catch H2414 you every man H376 his wife H802 of the daughters H1323 of Shiloh, H7887 and go H1980 to the land H776 of Benjamin. H1144 [22] And it shall be, when their fathers H1 or their brethren H251 come H935 unto us to complain, H7378 that we will say H559 unto them, Be favourable H2603 unto them§ for our sakes: because we reserved H3947 not H3808 to each man H376 his wife H802 in the war: H4421 for H3588 ye did not give H5414 unto them at this time, H6256 that ye should be guilty. H816 [23] And the children H1121 of Benjamin H1144 did H6213 so, H3651 and took H5375 them wives, H802 according to their number, H4557 of them that danced, H2342 whom H834 they caught: H1497 and they went H3212 and returned H7725 unto H413 their inheritance, H5159 and repaired H1129 H853 the cities, H5892 and dwelt H3427 in them. [24] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 departed H1980 thence at that time, H6256 every man H376 to his tribe H7626 and to his family, H4940 and they went out H3318 from thence every man H376 to his inheritance. H5159 [25] In those days H3117 there was no king H4428 in Israel: H3478 every man H376 did H6213 that which was right H3477 in his own eyes. H5869

Footnotes

  1. § 21:11 Heb. knoweth the lying with man
  2. § 21:12 Heb. young women virgins
  3. § 21:13a Heb. and spake and called
  4. § 21:13b Or, proclaim peace
  5. § 21:19a Heb. from year to year
  6. § 21:19b Or, towards the sun rising
  7. § 21:19c Or, on
  8. § 21:22 Or, gratify us in them
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἀνὴρ G435 Ισραηλ G2474 ὤμοσεν G3660 ἐν G1722 Μασσηφα λέγων G3004 Ἀνὴρ G435 ἐξ G1537 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐ G3756 δώσει G1325 τὴν G3588 θυγατέρα G2364 αὐτοῦ G846 τῷ G3588 Βενιαμιν G958 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκα. G1135 [2] Καὶ G2532 παρεγένοντο G3854 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα καὶ G2532 Βαιθηλ καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισαν G2523 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἕως G2193 ἑσπέρας G2073 ἐνώπιον G1799 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 καὶ G2532 ἐπῆραν G1869 τὴν G3588 φωνὴν G5456 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσαν G2799 κλαυθμὸν G2805 μέγαν G3173 [3] καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Ἵνα G2443 τί, G5101 κύριε G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἐγενήθη G1096 αὕτη G3778 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 τοῦ G3588 ἐπισκεπῆναι G1980 σήμερον G4594 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 φυλὴν G5443 μίαν; G3391 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐπαύριον G1887 καὶ G2532 ὤρθρισεν G3719 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 καὶ G2532 ᾠκοδόμησαν G3618 ἐκεῖ G1563 θυσιαστήριον G2379 καὶ G2532 ἀνήνεγκαν G399 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 σωτηρίου. G4992 [5] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 Τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀναβὰς G305 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐκκλησίᾳ G1577 ἐκ G1537 πασῶν G3956 φυλῶν G5443 Ισραηλ G2474 πρὸς G4314 κύριον; G2962 Ὅτι G3754 ὅρκος G3727 μέγας G3173 ἦν G2258 τῷ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀναβάντι G305 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα λέγοντες G3004 Θανάτῳ G2288 ἀποθανεῖται. G599 [6] Καὶ G2532 παρεκλήθησαν G3870 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 περὶ G4012 Βενιαμιν G958 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Ἀφῄρηται G851 σήμερον G4594 φυλὴ G5443 μία G3391 ἐξ G1537 Ισραηλ· G2474 [7] τί G5101 ποιήσωμεν G4160 αὐτοῖς G846 τοῖς G3588 ὑπολειφθεῖσιν G5275 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκας; G1135 Καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ὠμόσαμεν G3660 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ G2962 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 δοῦναι G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 ἡμῶν G2257 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκας. G1135 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Τίς G5101 μία G3391 τῶν G3588 φυλῶν G5443 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἥτις G3748 οὐκ G3756 ἀνέβη G305 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 εἰς G1519 Μασσηφα; Καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 οὐκ G3756 ἦλθεν G2064 ἀνὴρ G435 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 παρεμβολὴν G3925 ἀπὸ G575 Ιαβις Γαλααδ εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ἐκκλησίαν. G1577 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἐπεσκέπη G1980 ὁ G3588 λαός, G2992 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἀνὴρ G435 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 κατοικούντων G2730 Ιαβις Γαλααδ. [10] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλαν G649 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἡ G3588 συναγωγὴ G4864 δώδεκα G1427 χιλιάδας G5505 ἀνδρῶν G435 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως G1411 καὶ G2532 ἐνετείλαντο G1781 αὐτοῖς G846 λέγοντες G3004 Πορεύθητε G4198 καὶ G2532 πατάξατε G3960 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 κατοικοῦντας G2730 Ιαβις Γαλααδ ἐν G1722 στόματι G4750 ῥομφαίας G4501 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 γυναῖκας G1135 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 λαόν. G2992 [11] Καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 ὁ G3588 λόγος, G3056 ὃν G3739 ποιήσετε· G4160 πᾶν G3956 ἀρσενικὸν καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 γυναῖκα G1135 γινώσκουσαν G1097 κοίτην G2845 ἄρσενος G730 ἀναθεματιεῖτε. G332 [12] Καὶ G2532 εὗρον G2147 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 κατοικούντων G2730 Ιαβις Γαλααδ τετρακοσίας G5071 νεάνιδας παρθένους, G3933 αἳ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνωσαν G1097 ἄνδρα G435 εἰς G1519 κοίτην G2845 ἄρσενος, G730 καὶ G2532 ἦγον G71 αὐτὰς G846 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 παρεμβολὴν G3925 εἰς G1519 Σηλω, ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Χανααν. G5477 [13] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 συναγωγὴ G4864 καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησαν G2980 πρὸς G4314 Βενιαμιν G958 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πέτρᾳ G4073 Ρεμμων καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσαν G2564 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 εἰρήνην. G1515 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψεν G654 Βενιαμιν G958 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 καιρῷ G2540 ἐκείνῳ, G1565 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκαν G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 τὰς G3588 γυναῖκας, G1135 αἵτινες G3748 ἦσαν G2258 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 γυναικῶν G1135 Ιαβις Γαλααδ· καὶ G2532 ἤρεσεν G700 αὐτοῖς G846 οὕτως. G3779 [15] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 παρεκλήθη G3870 τῷ G3588 Βενιαμιν, G958 ὅτι G3754 ἐποίησεν G4160 κύριος G2962 διακοπὴν ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 φυλαῖς G5443 Ισραηλ. G2474 [16] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 οἱ G3588 πρεσβύτεροι G4245 τῆς G3588 συναγωγῆς G4864 Τί G5101 ποιήσωμεν G4160 τοῖς G3588 ἐπιλοίποις G1954 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκας; G1135 Ὅτι G3754 ἠφάνισται G853 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 Βενιαμιν G958 γυνή. G1135 [17] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Κληρονομία G2817 διασεσῳσμένη G1295 τῷ G3588 Βενιαμιν, G958 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἐξαλειφθῇ G1813 φυλὴ G5443 ἐξ G1537 Ισραηλ· G2474 [18] καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 οὐ G3756 δυνησόμεθα G1410 δοῦναι G1325 αὐτοῖς G846 γυναῖκας G1135 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 ἡμῶν, G2257 ὅτι G3754 ὠμόσαμεν G3660 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 λέγοντες G3004 Ἐπικατάρατος G1944 ὁ G3588 διδοὺς G1325 γυναῖκα G1135 τῷ G3588 Βενιαμιν. G958 [19] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Ἑορτὴ G1859 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἐν G1722 Σηλω ἀφ’ G575 ἡμερῶν G2250 εἰς G1519 ἡμέρας, G2250 ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἀπὸ G575 βορρᾶ G1005 τῆς G3588 Βαιθηλ κατ’ G2596 ἀνατολὰς G395 ἡλίου G2246 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὁδῷ G3598 τῇ G3588 ἀναβαινούσῃ G305 ἐκ G1537 Βαιθηλ εἰς G1519 Σικιμα καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 νότου G3558 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου τῆς G3588 Λεβωνα. [20] Καὶ G2532 ἐνετείλαντο G1781 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Βενιαμιν G958 λέγοντες G3004 Διέλθατε G1330 καὶ G2532 ἐνεδρεύσατε G1748 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀμπελῶσιν· G290 [21] καὶ G2532 ὄψεσθε G3700 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ὡς G5613 ἂν G302 ἐξέλθωσιν G1831 αἱ G3588 θυγατέρες G2364 τῶν G3588 κατοικούντων G2730 Σηλω ἐν G1722 Σηλω χορεῦσαι ἐν G1722 χοροῖς, G5525 καὶ G2532 ἐξελεύσεσθε G1831 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἀμπελώνων G290 καὶ G2532 ἁρπάσετε G726 ἀνὴρ G435 ἑαυτῷ G1438 γυναῖκα G1135 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 Σηλω καὶ G2532 ἀπελεύσεσθε G565 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Βενιαμιν. G958 [22] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὅταν G3752 ἔλθωσιν G2064 οἱ G3588 πατέρες G3962 αὐτῶν G846 ἢ G2228 οἱ G3588 ἀδελφοὶ G80 αὐτῶν G846 κρίνεσθαι G2919 πρὸς G4314 ὑμᾶς, G5209 καὶ G2532 ἐροῦμεν G2046 πρὸς G4314 αὐτούς G846 Ἐλεήσατε G1653 αὐτούς, G846 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔλαβον G2983 ἀνὴρ G435 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πολέμῳ· G4171 οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 ὑμεῖς G5210 δεδώκατε G1325 αὐτοῖς· G846 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 καιρὸν G2540 ἐπλημμελήσατε. [23] Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησαν G4160 οὕτως G3779 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Βενιαμιν G958 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβον G2983 γυναῖκας G1135 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ἀριθμὸν G706 αὐτῶν G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 χορευουσῶν, ἃς G3739 διήρπασαν· G1283 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθον G565 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψαν G654 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κληρονομίαν G2817 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ᾠκοδόμησαν G3618 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 πόλεις G4172 καὶ G2532 κατῴκησαν G2730 ἐν G1722 αὐταῖς. G846 [24] Καὶ G2532 περιεπάτησαν G4043 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 καιρῷ G2540 ἐκείνῳ, G1565 ἀνὴρ G435 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 φυλὴν G5443 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 συγγένειαν G4772 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθον G565 ἐκεῖθεν, G1564 ἀνὴρ G435 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 κληρονομίαν G2817 αὐτοῦ. G846 — [25] ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 ἐκείναις G1565 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 βασιλεὺς G935 ἐν G1722 Ισραηλ· G2474 ἀνὴρ G435 ἕκαστος G1538 τὸ G3588 εὐθὲς ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐποίει. G4160
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament