Judges 21:18-20

Lexham English Bible

¹⁸ But we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” (For the Israelites^[a] swore, saying, “Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.”) ¹⁹ And they said, “Look, the annual feast of Yahweh is in Shiloh, which is to the north of Bethel, east^[b] of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah. ²⁰ They instructed the descendants^[c] of Benjamin, saying, “Go, lie in ambush in the vineyards,