Now the men H376 of Israel H3478 had sworn H7650 in Mizpeh, H4709 saying, H559 There shall not any H376 of us give H5414 his daughter H1323 to Benjamin H1144 to wife. H802

However, we may H3201 not give H5414 them wives H802 of our daughters: H1323 for the children H1121 of Israel H3478 have sworn, H7650 saying, H559 Cursed H779 be he that gives H5414 a wife H802 to Benjamin. H1144

Curse H779 you Meroz, H4789 said H559 the angel H4397 of the LORD, H3068 curse H779 you bitterly H779 the inhabitants H3427 thereof; because H3588 they came H935 not to the help H5833 of the LORD, H3068 to the help H5833 of the LORD H3068 against the mighty. H1368

Notwithstanding H389 no H3605 H3808 devoted H2764 thing, that a man H376 shall devote H2763 to the LORD H3068 of all H3605 that he has, both of man H120 and beast, H929 and of the field H7704 of his possession, H272 shall be sold H4376 or redeemed: H1350 every H3605 devoted H2764 thing is most H6944 holy H6944 to the LORD. H3068

None H3606 H3808 devoted, H2764 which H834 shall be devoted H2763 of men, H120 shall be redeemed; H6299 but shall surely be put to death. H4191

And he took H3947 a yoke H6776 of oxen, H1241 and hewed H5408 them in pieces, and sent H7971 them throughout all H3605 the coasts H1366 of Israel H3478 by the hands H3027 of messengers, H4397 saying, H559 Whoever H834 comes H3318 not forth H3318 after H310 Saul H7586 and after H310 Samuel, H8050 so H3541 shall it be done H6213 to his oxen. H1241 And the fear H6343 of the LORD H3068 fell H5307 on H5921 the people, H5971 and they came H3318 out with one H259 consent. H376

Cursed H779 be he that does H6213 the work H4399 of the LORD H3068 deceitfully, H7423 and cursed H779 be he that keeps H4513 back H4513 his sword H2719 from blood. H1818