Judges 21:5-7

Context
21:5 The Israelites asked, “Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the Lord?” They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the Lord at Mizpah must certainly be executed.¹ 21:6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to² their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire³ tribe from Israel! 21:7 How can we find wives for those who are left?⁴ After all, we took an oath in the Lord’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”

[21:5] ¹tn Heb “A great oath there was concerning the one who did not go up before the Lord at Mizpah, saying, ‘He must surely be put to death.’”

[21:6] ²tn Or “felt sorry for.”

[21:6] ³tn Heb “cut off one.”

[21:7] ⁴tn Heb “What should we do for them, for the remaining ones, concerning wives?”