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| [1]Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. |
[1]And the men of Israel sware in Mispah, saying: Ther shal none of vs geue his daughter vnto any of Beniamin to wife |
| [2]And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly; |
[2]And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till euen, before God, & lift vp their voyces, and wept sore |
| [3]And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel? |
[3]And sayde: O Lorde God of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that there shoulde be this day one tribe lacking in Israel |
| [4]And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings, and peace-offerings. |
[4]And on the morowe the people rose vp betyme, and made there an aulter, and offered burnt offeringes and peace offeringes |
| [5]And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. |
[5]And the children of Israel sayd: Who is he among al the tribes of Israel, that came not vp with the congregation vnto the Lorde? for they had made a great othe concerning him that came not vp to the Lord to Mispah, saying: He shall surely dye |
| [6]And the children of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. |
[6]And the children of Israel had pitie on Beniamin their brethren, and sayde: There is one tribe cut of from Israel this day |
| [7]How 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 for wives? |
[7]What shall we do vnto the remnaunt of them, that they may haue wiues? we haue sworne by the Lorde, that we wyl not geue the of our daughters to wiues |
| [8]And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? and behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. |
[8]And they sayde: Is there any of the tribes of Israel, that came not vp to Mispah to the Lord? And behold, there came none of Iabes Gilead vnto the hoaste and congregation |
| [9]For the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. |
[9]For the people were viewed, and beholde there were none of the inhabitauntes of Iabes Gilead there |
| [10]And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. |
[10]And the congregation sent thyther twelue thousand men of the strongest, and commaunded them, saying: Go, and smyte the inhabitauntes of Iabes Gilead with the edge of the sworde, both women and children |
| [11]And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. |
[11]And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall vtterly destroy all the males, and al the women that haue lyen by men |
| [12]And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. |
[12]And they found among the inhabitautes of Iabes Gilead foure hundred damoselles, virgins, yt had knowne no man, by lyeng with any male: And they brought them vnto the hoast to Silo, whiche is in the lande of Chanaan |
| [13]And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably to them. |
[13]And the whole congregation sent and spake with the children of Beniamin that were in the rocke of Rimmon, and called peaceably vnto them |
| [14]And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. |
[14]And Beniamin came againe at that time, and they gaue them wyues which they had saued alyue of the woman of Iabes Gilead: But they suffised them not |
| [15]And the people repented for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. |
[15]And the people were sory for Beniamin, because that the Lord had made a breache in the tribes of Israel |
| [16]Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? |
[16]And then the elders of the congregation, sayd: What shall we do to the remnaunt of them, to get them wiues? seyng all the women of Beniamin are destroyed |
| [17]And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that have escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. |
[17]And they sayde: There must be an inheritaunce for them that be escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel |
| [18]But, 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. |
[18]Howbeit, we may not geue the wyues of our daughters. For the children of Israel had sworne, saying: Cursed be he that geueth a wyfe to Beniamin |
| [19]Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. |
[19]Then they sayde: Behold, there is a feast of ye Lorde yerely in Silo, which is on the northside of Bethel, & on the cast side of the way that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and south from Libanon |
| [20]Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go, and lie in wait in the vineyards; |
[20]Therfore they commaunded the children of Beniamin, saying: Go, and lye in wayte in the vineyardes |
| [21]And see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. |
[21]And when ye see that the daughters of Silo come out to daunce in daunces, the come ye out of the vineyardes & catche you euery man a wyfe of the daughters of Silo, & go to the lande of Beniamin |
| [22]And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be favorable to them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give to them at this time, that ye should be guilty. |
[22]And when their fathers or brethren come vnto vs to complayne, we will say vnto them, Haue pitie on vs for their sakes: because we reserued not to eche man his wyfe in tyme of warre, neither haue ye geuen vnto them, that ye should sinne at this time |
| [23]And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them. |
[23]And the children of Beniamin did eue so, and toke them wyues according to the numbre of them that dauced, whom they caught: and they went, and returned vnto their inheritaunce, and repayred the cities, and dwelt in them |
| [24]And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went from thence every man to his inheritance. |
[24]And the children of Israel departed thence at that tyme, & went euery man to his tribe, and to his kinred, and went out from thence euery man to his inheritaunce |
| [25]In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. |
[25]In those dayes there was no king in Israel: but euery man dyd that whiche seemed right in his owne eyes |