Judges 21:17-19

Good News Translation

¹⁷ Israel must not lose one of its twelve tribes. We must find a way for the tribe of Benjamin to survive, ¹⁸ but we cannot allow them to marry our daughters, because we have put a curse on anyone who allows a Benjaminite to marry one of our daughters.”

¹⁹ Then they thought, “The yearly festival of the Lord at Shiloh is coming soon.” (Shiloh is north of Bethel, south of Lebonah, and east of the road between Bethel and Shechem.)