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Judges 21:6 Cross-References
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“And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.”
Judges 21:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 21:6
And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. The Hebrew nicham (נִחַם, "repented," or "had compassion") indicates grief and change of mind, though not necessarily full moral repentance. The phrase "Benjamin their brother" (Binyamin achihem, בִּנְיָמִן אֲחִיהֶם) reveals belated recognition of kinship—they had treated Benjamin as enemy but now remember tribal brotherhood. The passive construction "is cut off" (nigda, נִגְדַּע) suggests they still haven't fully owned their own agency in nearly exterminating Benjami...
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“saying”