7. Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
8. Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.
9. (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)
10. So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.
11. And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.
12. And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp Silo, into the land of Chanaan.
13. And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
14. And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.
15. And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.
16. And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.
17. And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18. For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.