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And on the morrow the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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And the people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?" For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, "He shall be put to death."
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And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
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What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?"
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And they said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah?" And behold, no one had come to the camp from Ja'besh-gil'ead, to the assembly.
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For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead was there.
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So the congregation sent thither twelve thousand of their bravest men, and commanded them, "Go and smite the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones.
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This is what you shall do; every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall utterly destroy."
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And they found among the inhabitants of Ja'besh-gil'ead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
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Then the whole congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.
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And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Ja'besh-gil'ead; but they did not suffice for them.