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href="/bsb/judges/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. &#8220Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,&#8221 they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin, and said, “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, &#8220One tribe is cut off from Israel today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel felt sorry [and had compassion] for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe has been cut off from Israel today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, “Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, &#8220Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Israelites were sad about what had happened to the Benjamin tribe, and they said, "One of our tribes was almost wiped out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel felt sorry for their close relatives, the men of Benjamin. They said, "Today one tribe has been excluded from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel felt sorry for their brothers the Benjaminites and said, "Today Israel has lost one of its tribes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the Israelis were mourning for their relatives in the tribe of Benjamin. They announced, "One tribe has been eliminated from Israel today! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, ?Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said, "Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel repented for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel sigh concerning their brother Benjamin, and say, “Today there has been one tribe cut off from Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, 'There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel will lament for Benjamin their brother, and they will say, There was cut off this day one tribe from Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel, having been led to repentance over their brother Benjamin, began to say: “One tribe has been taken away from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites were disconsolate over their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the Israelites had compassion for Benjamin their kin, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the children of Israel were sorry for the Benjamites their brethren, and said, One tribe has disappeared from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the children of Israel were moved with sorrow over the children of Benjamin, their brethren, and they were saying, “Today, one tribe is taken away from Israel!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said: 'There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Israel relented toward Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day one tribe is cut off from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/21-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6459" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Wives for the Benjamites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">grieved</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">their brothers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: bin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">the Benjamites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">“Today</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: niḡ·da‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">is cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">from Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-48.htm">Judges 20:48</a></span><br />And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Judges 11:35</a></span><br />As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/11-7.htm">1 Samuel 11:7</a></span><br />He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-35.htm">1 Samuel 15:35</a></span><br />And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-2.htm">2 Samuel 19:2</a></span><br />And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17</a></span><br />When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46-50</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near, / and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’ / and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27-28</a></span><br />So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-46</a></span><br />Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. / He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a></span><br />Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.</p><p class="hdg">repented them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Judges 21:15</a></b></br> And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Judges 11:35</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-23.htm">Judges 20:23</a></b></br> (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/21-1.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/judges/21-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/20-37.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/exodus/2-6.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/judges/21-3.htm">Today</a> <a href="/judges/21-3.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/judges/21-3.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/21-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/judges/21-15.htm">Sorry</a> <a href="/ruth/2-19.htm">Today</a> <a href="/ruth/2-19.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/judges/21-17.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-1.htm">The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-8.htm">By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/21-16.htm">They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites</b><br>The Israelites' grief reflects the deep familial bonds among the tribes of Israel, emphasizing the unity and shared heritage of the twelve tribes descended from Jacob's sons. This sorrow is not just for the loss of life but for the potential extinction of an entire tribe, which would disrupt the divinely ordained structure of Israel. The Benjamites, despite their transgressions, are still considered brothers, highlighting the importance of reconciliation and forgiveness within the covenant community. This moment of grief can be compared to other instances in Scripture where Israel mourns for its people, such as the lament over Saul and Jonathan (<a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">2 Samuel 1:17-27</a>).<p><b>and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.”</b><br>The phrase "cut off" indicates a severe and potentially permanent separation, which in biblical terms often implies divine judgment or a significant breach in covenant relationship. The concern here is not only for the immediate loss but for the long-term implications on the nation of Israel, as each tribe had a specific role and inheritance in the Promised Land. The potential loss of Benjamin would mean a loss of part of Israel's identity and strength. This situation foreshadows the later division of the kingdom after Solomon's reign, where the unity of Israel is again threatened. Theologically, this reflects the consequences of sin and disobedience, as seen in the broader narrative of Judges, where "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (<a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>). The cutting off of a tribe also echoes the warnings given in the law about the consequences of idolatry and unfaithfulness (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The collective tribes of Israel who are mourning the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin due to a civil war sparked by a grievous sin in Gibeah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamites.htm">Benjamites</a></b><br>The tribe of Benjamin, which faced near annihilation by the other Israelite tribes as a consequence of the events in Gibeah and the subsequent war.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Benjamin where a horrific crime occurred, leading to the conflict between the tribe of Benjamin and the other Israelite tribes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/civil_war.htm">Civil War</a></b><br>The internal conflict among the tribes of Israel, resulting in the decimation of the tribe of Benjamin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites gathered to decide the fate of the Benjamites and where they had previously taken an oath not to give their daughters in marriage to the Benjamites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The events leading to the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin serve as a stark reminder of the destructive power of sin and the importance of communal responsibility in addressing sin within the community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Reconciliation</a></b><br>The grief of the Israelites over the loss of a tribe highlights the need for reconciliation and restoration within the body of believers, even after severe conflict.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_redemption.htm">God's Faithfulness and Redemption</a></b><br>Despite the dire situation, God's overarching plan includes redemption and restoration, as seen in the eventual survival and continuation of the tribe of Benjamin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rash_vows.htm">The Danger of Rash Vows</a></b><br>The Israelites' oath not to give their daughters to the Benjamites demonstrates the potential consequences of making hasty promises without seeking God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The near loss of a tribe underscores the importance of unity among God's people, valuing each member and recognizing the unique contributions of each tribe or group.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_israelites_seek_peace_in_judges_21.htm">If the Israelites regretted their extreme oath, why didn't they seek a different resolution instead of resorting to further bloodshed (Judges 21)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_an_asherah_pole_represent.htm">What does an Asherah pole represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promote_abduction_in_judges_21_20-23.htm">Why does the text promote the abduction of women as a solution for the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20-23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the children of Israel</span>, etc. This verse goes back a little to explain why the children of Israel asked the question, viz., because they repented them for Benjamin, and wished to repair the mischief resulting from their rash oath not to give their daughters to a Benjamite; therefore they said (repeating ver. 5), What one is there that came not up to Mizpeh? (ver. 8) and on numbering the people it was found that no one had come up from Jabesh-gilead. This is the first time that <span class="cmt_word">Jabesh-gilead</span> is mentioned in Scripture. It comes up twice afterwards. First in <a href="/1_samuel/11.htm">1 Samuel 11</a>, on occasion of its being besieged by the Ammonites and rescued by Saul; and secondly in <a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">1 Samuel 31:11-13</a>, when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shah, and buried them at Jabesh, for which brave and pious act David thanked them (<a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">2 Samuel 2:5</a>). The name of <span class="accented">Jabesh</span> is only preserved in the Wady <span class="accented">Yabis</span>, which debouches on the eastern bank of the Jordan about lat. 32'24. Robinson thinks the ruins called ed Deir in this valley are the remains of Jabesh, which agrees exactly with the situation assigned to it by Eusebius in the , Onomasticon.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/21-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grieved</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their brothers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Benjamites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְיָמִ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(bin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֛וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֥בֶט</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḇeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְדַּ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·da‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fell a, tree, to destroy anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/21-6.htm">Judges 21:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/21-6.htm">OT History: Judges 21:6 The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin (Jd Judg. 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