Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to Benjamin as wife.
"Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying; There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.  And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices and wept sore.  And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel? And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose up early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.  And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah?  For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying; He shall surely be put to death.  And the children of Israel repented there for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.  How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing that we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives."