Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” New Living Translation The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.” English Standard Version Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.” Berean Standard Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” King James Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. New King James Version Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” New American Standard Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.” NASB 1995 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.” NASB 1977 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.” Legacy Standard Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” Amplified Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn [an oath] at Mizpah, “None of us shall give his daughter in marriage to [a man of] Benjamin.” Christian Standard Bible The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: “None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: “None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage.” American Standard Version Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the men of Israel took an oath in Mezpaya and they said: “No man of us shall give his daughter to the sons of Benjamin for a wife" Brenton Septuagint Translation Now the children of Israel swore in Massephath, saying, No man of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. Contemporary English Version When the Israelites had met at Mizpah before the war with Benjamin, they had made this sacred promise: "None of us will ever let our daughters marry any man from Benjamin." Douay-Rheims Bible Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife. English Revised Version Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation The men of Israel had taken this oath in Mizpah: "None of us will ever let our daughters marry anyone from Benjamin." Good News Translation When the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, they had made a solemn promise to the LORD: "None of us will allow a Benjaminite to marry a daughter of ours." International Standard Version Now the people of Israel had taken a vow in Mizpah that went like this: "Not even one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a descendant of Benjamin!" JPS Tanakh 1917 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying: 'There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.' Literal Standard Version And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, “None of us gives his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.” Majority Standard Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” New American Bible The men of Israel took an oath at Mizpah: “None of us will give his daughter in marriage to anyone from Benjamin.” NET Bible The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, "Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite." New Revised Standard Version Now the Israelites had sworn at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.” New Heart English Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, "There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife." Webster's Bible Translation Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife. World English Bible Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” Young's Literal Translation And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, 'None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives for the Benjamites1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” 2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.… Cross References Judges 20:48 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. Judges 21:7 What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?" Judges 21:18 But we cannot give them our daughters as wives." For the Israelites had sworn, "Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite." Judges 21:22 When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, 'Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.'" Jeremiah 40:6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land. Treasury of Scripture Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin to wife. had sword Judges 20:1,8,10 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh… Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. There Judges 21:5 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto 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. Judges 11:30,31 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, … 1 Samuel 14:24,28,29 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food… his daughter Exodus 34:12-16 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: … Deuteronomy 7:2,3 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: … Jump to Previous Benjamin Benjamite Daughter Israel Marriage Mizpah Mizpeh Oath Sworn WifeJump to Next Benjamin Benjamite Daughter Israel Marriage Mizpah Mizpeh Oath Sworn WifeJudges 21 1. The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin8. By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16. They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh (1) Had sworn.--The circumstance has not been mentioned in the account of the proceedings at Mizpeh. It is clear from the sequel (Judges 21:18) that the oath was not only an oath but "a vow under a curse," as in Acts 23:14.Verse 1. - Now the men of Israel, etc. A circumstance not mentioned before is now brought forward, as is another in ver. 5, on which the events about to be narrated in this chapter depend, viz, that the men of Israel had taken two solemn oaths at Mizpeh (Judges 20:1) - the one that no Israelite would give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite; the other that whosoever did not come up to the national assembly there should be put to death. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now the menוְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had sworn an oath נִשְׁבַּ֥ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear at Mizpah, בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה (bam·miṣ·pāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Not one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of us מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of will give his daughter בִּתּ֛וֹ (bit·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter in marriage יִתֵּ֥ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to a Benjamite.” לְבִנְיָמִ֖ן (lə·ḇin·yā·min) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites Links Judges 21:1 NIVJudges 21:1 NLT Judges 21:1 ESV Judges 21:1 NASB Judges 21:1 KJV Judges 21:1 BibleApps.com Judges 21:1 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:1 Chinese Bible Judges 21:1 French Bible Judges 21:1 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 21:1 Now the men of Israel had sworn (Jd Judg. 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