Judges 21 (kjv)

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^H802.²And the people^H5971 came^H935 to the house^H1004 of God^{H430 H1008}, and abode^H3427 there till even^H6153 before^H6440 God^H430, and lifted up^H5375 their voices^H6963, and wept^{H1058 H1065} sore^H1419;³And 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?⁴And it came to pass on the morrow^H4283, that the people^H5971 rose early^H7925, and built^H1129 there an altar^H4196, and offered^H5927 burnt offerings^H5930 and peace offerings^H8002.⁵And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 said^H559, Who is there among all the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 that^H834 came^H5927 not up with the congregation^H6951 unto 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^H4191.⁶And 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^H3117.⁷How 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?

⁸And 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 Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568} to the assembly^H6951.⁹For the people^H5971 were numbered^H6485, and, behold, there were none^H376 of the inhabitants^H3427 of Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568} there.¹⁰And 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 the inhabitants^H3427 of Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568} with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719, with the women^H802 and the children^H2945.¹¹And this is the thing^H1697 that ye shall do^H6213, Ye shall utterly destroy^H2763 every male^H2145, and every woman^H802 that hath lain^H4904 by man^H3045.¹²And they found^H4672 among the inhabitants^H3427 of Jabeshgilead^{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^H3667.¹³And 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.¹⁴And Benjamin^H1144 came again^H7725 at that time^H6256; and they gave^H5414 them wives^H802 which they had saved alive^H2421 of the women^H802 of Jabeshgilead^{H3003 H1568}: and yet so they sufficed^H4672 them not.¹⁵And the people^H5971 repented^H5162 them for Benjamin^H1144, because that the LORD^H3068 had made^H6213 a breach^H6556 in the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁶Then 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?¹⁷And 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^H3478.¹⁸Howbeit we may^H3201 not give^H5414 them wives^H802 of our daughters^H1323: for the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 have sworn^H7650, saying^H559, Cursed^H779 be he that giveth^H5414 a wife^H802 to Benjamin^H1144.¹⁹Then 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 Bethel^H1008, on the east side^{H4217 H8121} of the highway^H4546 that goeth up^H5927 from Bethel^H1008 to Shechem^H7927, and on the south^H5045 of Lebonah^H3829.²⁰Therefore they commanded^H6680 the children^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144, saying^H559, Go^H3212 and lie in wait^H693 in the vineyards^H3754;²¹And 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^H1144.²²And 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 to each man^H376 his wife^H802 in the war^H4421: for ye did not give^H5414 unto them at this time^H6256, that ye should be guilty^H816.²³And the children^H1121 of Benjamin^H1144 did so^H6213, and took^H5375 them wives^H802, according to their number^H4557, of them that danced^H2342, whom they caught^H1497: and they went^H3212 and returned^H7725 unto their inheritance^H5159, and repaired^H1129 the cities^H5892, and dwelt^H3427 in them.²⁴And 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^H5159.²⁵In 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.