Judges 21:22

Tree of Life Version

So it will be, if their fathers or brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously for us, because we did not provide each one of them his wife in battle—nor did you give the girls to them, else you would now be guilty.’”

Cross References

Genesis 1:27

God created humankind in His image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them.

Genesis 7:13

On that same day Noah, along with Noah’s sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s wife and the three wives of Noah’s sons with them, entered the ark,

Proverbs 20:25

It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!” and only afterward to consider his vows.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of much immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Judges 21:1

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.”

Judges 21:14

When Benjamin returned at that time, they gave them the women whom they had spared from the women of Jabesh-gilead. Yet they were not enough for them.

Judges 21:18

Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters,” for Bnei-Yisrael had sworn saying, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin!”

Judges 21:7

What should we do about providing wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by Adonai not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?”