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# The people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to Yahweh?"
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The people are referring back to the assembly of the Israelites at Mizpah before they attacked the Benjamites.
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# For they had made an important promise concerning anyone who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah. They said, "He would certainly be put to death."
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This is background information to explain to the reader the promise that the Israelites had made at Mizpah before they attacked the Benjamites. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# He would certainly be put to death
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Here "He" refers to anyone who did not go to Mizpah. This can be stated in active form. AT: "We will certainly kill that person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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