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Judges 21:23-25
The Message
Judges 21:23-25
The Message
23 And that’s what the Benjaminites did: They carried off girls from the dance, wives enough for their number, got away, and went home to their inheritance. They rebuilt their towns and settled down.
24 From there the People of Israel dispersed, each man heading back to his own tribe and clan, each to his own plot of land.
25 At that time there was no king in Israel. People did whatever they felt like doing.
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Judges 21:23-25
New International Version
Judges 21:23-25
New International Version
23 So that is what the Benjamites did. While the young women were dancing,(A) each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance(B) and rebuilt the towns and settled in them.(C)
24 At that time the Israelites left that place and went home to their tribes and clans, each to his own inheritance.
25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.(D)
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