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Berean Standard Bible

“Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.””

Judges 21:1

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Judges 21 closes the book with the aftermath of a civil war against the tribe of Benjamin. Israel had sworn not to give their daughters to Benjamin, and now regrets that a tribe is nearly wiped out.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y LOS varones de Israel habían jurado en Mizpa, diciendo: Ninguno de nosotros dará su hija á los de Benjamín por mujer.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los jefes de Israel habían jurado en Mizpa que no permitirían que sus hijas se casaran con hombres de la tribu de Benjamín.

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