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
This verse comes after the brutal gang rape and murder of a Levite's concubine in Gibeah, which outraged all of Israel. The eleven tribes had gathered at Mizpah and decided to take united military action against Gibeah and the tribe of Benjamin who refused to hand over the criminals. They were organizing their forces and logistics for what would become a civil war.
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