Judges 21:1 (GNV)

Passage

Moreouer, the men of Israel sware in Mizpeh, saying, None of vs shall giue his daughter vnto the Beniamites to wyfe.

Nearby Context

Judges 21:1 Moreouer, the men of Israel sware in Mizpeh, saying, None of vs shall giue his daughter vnto the Beniamites to wyfe.

Judges 21:2 And the people came vnto ye house of God and abode there till euen before God, and lift vp their voyces, and wept with great lamentation,

Judges 21:3 And sayde, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that this day one tribe of Israel should want?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moreouer", "israel", "sware", "mizpeh", "saying", "none", "shall", and "giue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moreouer" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And the people came vnto ye house...", so "moreouer" and "israel" should be read forward into that movement. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "moreouer" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.