JUDGES 21:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.”
Israel's recognition of the contradiction between their oath against providing Benjamin daughters and the necessity of providing wives for Benjamin's survival creates the central dilemma of the chapter that demands creative resolution. The explicit statement of their binding oath against providing daughters establishes why normal provision of wives through marriage negotiations is prohibited. This verse articulates the seemingly impossible situation that nonetheless must yield to resolution.
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