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12 Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that happened among you? 13 So then, hand over the men, the perverse lot,[a] who are in Gibeah, so that we may kill them and purge this wickedness from Israel.” But the descendants[b] of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their relatives,[c] the Israelites.[d] 14 And the descendants[e] of Benjamin were gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out for battle against the Israelites.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:13 Literally “sons of uselessness”
  2. Judges 20:13 Or “sons/children”
  3. Judges 20:13 Or “brothers”
  4. Judges 20:13 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Judges 20:14 Or “sons/children”
  6. Judges 20:14 Literally “sons/children of Israel”