Judges 21:22 meaning and explanation
When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
Judges 21:22, Berean Standard Bible
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The elders of Israel are speaking to the Benjamites in this closing episode of Judges. Having sworn not to give their daughters to Benjamin, and having destroyed Jabesh-gilead to supply wives, they still fall short of enough women.
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