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Judges 21:5 Cross-References
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“And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.”
Judges 21:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 21:5
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? The question reveals a second rash oath beyond the marriage prohibition: Israel had sworn that anyone not joining the assembly at Mizpeh "shall surely be put to death" (mot yumat, מוֹת יוּמָת, the emphatic Hebrew death formula). The phrase "came not up with the congregation unto the LORD" (alah el-YHWH, עָלָה אֶל־יְהוָֹה) treats assembly participation as a sacred obligation, with absence constituting rebellion against God, not merely civil disobedience.The tragic i...
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Cross-References for Judges 21:5
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“for the children of Israel had sworn”
“saying”