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Judges 21:15
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Judges 21:15
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The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.
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Judges 21:15 in Other Translations
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And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
ESV
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And the people had compassion on Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
NLT
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The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had made this gap among the tribes of Israel.
MSG
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The people felt bad for Benjamin; God had left out Benjamin - the missing piece from the Israelite tribes.
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The people had compassion on Benjamin, because the Lord had made this gap in the tribes of Israel.
Judges 21:15 In-Context
13
Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.
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So the Benjamites returned at that time and were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there were not enough for all of them.
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The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.
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And the elders of the assembly said, “With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left?
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The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
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