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They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”

Judges 21:3 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીન્યાયાધીશો ૨૧:૩
તેઓએ પોકાર કર્યો, “શા માટે, ઇઝરાયલના પ્રભુ, ઈશ્વર, આજે ઇઝરાયલમાં એક કુળ કેમ ઓછું થયું?”
हिन्दीन्यायियों २१:३
और कहते थे, “हे इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा, इस्राएल में ऐसा क्यों होने पाया, कि आज इस्राएल में एक गोत्र की घटी हुई है?”

In context

1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”

2The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

3They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”

4On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

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

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