Judges 21:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 The people had regrets about Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.(A) 16 The elders of the assembly said, “What shall we do for wives for the survivors? For the women of Benjamin have been annihilated.”(B) 17 They said, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.
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