and cried out, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred[a] that one tribe is missing in Israel today?” The next day the people got up early, built an altar there,(A) and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The Israelites asked, “Who of all the tribes of Israel didn’t come to the Lord with the assembly?” For a great oath had been taken that anyone who had not come to the Lord at Mizpah would certainly be put to death.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:3 Lit has this occurred in Israel

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