Judges 21:17
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
In context
15 The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
17 They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
18 However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’”
19 They said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.”
Judges 21:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
- KJV King James Version
- And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they say, 'A possession of an escaped party [is] to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that have escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.