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Judges 21:1-4
New American Standard Bible

Chapter 21

1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, 'None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.' 2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and raised their voices and wept profusely. 3And they said, 'Why, Lord, God of Israel, has this happened in Israel, that one tribe is missing today from Israel?' 4And it came about the next day that the people got up early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
King James Version

Chapter 21

1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Christian Standard Bible

Chapter 21

1The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: "None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage." 2So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly, 3and cried out, "Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred that one tribe is missing in Israel today?" 4The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
New Living Translation

Chapter 21

1The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, 'We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.' 2Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly. 3O Lord, God of Israel,' they cried out, 'why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our tribes is missing from Israel!'
4Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it.
English Standard Version

Chapter 21

1Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, "No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin." 2And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. 3And they said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?" 4And the next day the people rose early and built there an altar and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
New International Version

Chapter 21

1The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: "Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite."
2The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3"Lord, God of Israel," they cried, "why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?"
4Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.
New King James Version

Chapter 21

1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “None of us shall give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” 2Then the people came to the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly, 3and said, “O Lord God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”
4So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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