5 'Who, out of all the tribes of Israel, did not ascend with the army of the Lord?' For they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were at Mizpah, that whoever was not present would be slain.
6 And the sons of Israel, having been led to repentance over their brother Benjamin, began to say: 'One tribe has been taken away from Israel.
7 From where shall they receive wives? For we have all sworn in common that we will not give our daughters to them.'
8 For this reason, they said, 'Who is there, out of all the tribes of Israel, that did not ascend to the Lord at Mizpah?' And behold, the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead were found not to have been among that army.
9 (Likewise, in the time when they had been at Shiloh, not one of them was found to be there.)
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