Judges 21:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since there are no women left in Benjamin?”

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The people had compassion on Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

And they said, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, in order that a tribe may not be blotted out from Israel.