Judges 21:15 (YLT)

Passage

And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

Nearby Context

Judges 21:13 And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who <FI>are<Fi> in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;

Judges 21:14 and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for <FI>all of<Fi> them so.

Judges 21:15 And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

Judges 21:16 And the elders of the company say, `What do we do to the remnant for wives--for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'

Judges 21:17 And they say, `A possession of an escaped party <FI>is<Fi> to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "repented", "concerning", "benjamin", "jehovah", "breach", "tribes", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "repented", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and Benjamin turneth back at that time..." into verse 16's "And the elders of the company say...", so "people" and "repented" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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