And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
And we will choose ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to gather food supplies for the army, so that when they march against Gibeah in Benjamin, they can punish them for all the terrible things they have done in Israel.
The tribes of Israel are organizing a military campaign by selecting supply troops to support their army as they prepare to punish the town of Gibeah for a horrific crime.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Israel was a loose confederation of tribes without a centralized king, leading to frequent internal conflicts and moral lapses. The verse occurs during the aftermath of a horrific crime in Gibeah, where men from the tribe of Benjamin assaulted and killed a Levite's concubine, prompting the other tribes to unite and demand justice. As part of their preparation for war against Benjamin, the Israelites organized to send representatives to gather food and supplies for the army.
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