NET Bible
"The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace."
— Judges 21:4, NET Bible
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.”
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. ”
“It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.”
“And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:”
“Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.”
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.”
600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably.
They said,“Why, O LORD God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”
The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace.
The Israelites asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the LORD?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah must certainly be executed.
The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said,“Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!
How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”