Judg 21:10-12 | MHM | STEP | v. 10–12 : They sent 12,000 men to destroy Jabesh-Gilead, killing everyone except the young unmarried women. This was a harsh act, but it provided a way to find wives for the surviving Benjamites, since these women were not bound by the oath not to marry Benjamites (Judges 21:10-12 ).

‏ Judges 21:10-12

v. 10–12: They sent 12,000 men to destroy Jabesh-Gilead, killing everyone except the young unmarried women. This was a harsh act, but it provided a way to find wives for the surviving Benjamites, since these women were not bound by the oath not to marry Benjamites (Judges 21:10-12 ^a).

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