World English Bible
"The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day."
— Judges 21:6, World English Bible
“And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.”
“And the children of Israel repented them 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.”
They said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
The children of Israel said, "Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh?" For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, "He shall surely be put to death."
The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?"
They said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah?" Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.
For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.