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Judges 21:15

“The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.”

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¹³Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.

¹⁴And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.

¹⁵The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

¹⁶Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”

¹⁷They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

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