5And the people of Israel said, |Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?| For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, |He shall be put to death.|


In Context

2 And the people came to Bethel, and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

3 And they said, |O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?|

4 And on the morrow the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

5 And the people of Israel said, |Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the LORD?| For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, |He shall be put to death.|

6 And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother, and said, |One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.

7 What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?|

Judges 21:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:5Then the Israelites asked, "Who from all the tribes of Israel has failed to assemble before the LORD ?" For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the LORD at Mizpah should certainly be put to death.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And the children of Israel said, Who [is there] among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:5Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto the LORD to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5The children of Israel said, |Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh?| For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, |He shall surely be put to death.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:5And the sons of Israel say, 'Who is he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, 'He is surely put to death.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.