King James Version
"And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day."
— Judges 21:6, King James Version
“And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. ”
“The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.”
“The Israelites regretted what had happened to their brother Benjamin. They said,“Today we cut off an entire tribe from Israel!”
“And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.”
“And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.”
“And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.”
And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
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 the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.
For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead there.