Hakim-hakim 21:5-6

21:5 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. ¹  21:6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to ²  their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire ³  tribe from Israel!

[21:5]  ¹ tn Heb “A great oath there was concerning the one who did not go up before the Lord at Mizpah, saying, ‘He must surely be put to death.’”

[21:6]  ² tn Or “felt sorry for.”

[21:6]  ³ tn Heb “cut off one.”