Judges 21:22

And when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, we will say unto them, Be merciful unto us for their sakes because in the war we did not take enough women for all of them; and you could not have given them to them, or ye should be guilty now.

Judges 21:1

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, None of us shall give his daughter unto those of Benjamin to wife.

Judges 21:18

However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that gives a wife to anyone of Benjamin.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 7:13

In that same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered into the ark,

Judges 21:7

What shall we do for wives for those that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters for wives?

Judges 21:14

And those of Benjamin had returned at that time; and they gave them as wives those whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead, and even so they were not enough.

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare unto man to devour that which is holy and afterward to reconsider his vows.

Mark 10:6-8

But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

1 Corinthians 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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Summary

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

Be favourable unto them

Bible References

Be favourable unto them

Philemon 1:9
yet for the sake of charity I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Each man

Judges 21:14
And those of Benjamin had returned at that time; and they gave them as wives those whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead, and even so they were not enough.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 7:13
In that same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered into the ark,
Mark 10:6
But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
1 Corinthians 7:2
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Give unto

Judges 21:1
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, None of us shall give his daughter unto those of Benjamin to wife.
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare unto man to devour that which is holy and afterward to reconsider his vows.