Judges 21:17
“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 21:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sprachen: Ein Besitztum soll sein für die Entronnenen von Benjamin, damit nicht ein Stamm aus Israel ausgetilgt werde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijeron: La heredad de los que han escapado ha de ser lo que era de Benjamín, porque no sea una tribu raída de Israel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disseram: A herança dos que escaparam será o que era de Benjamim, para que não seja uma tribo extinta de Israel.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Disseram: "Deve haver herdeiros para os sobreviventes de Benjamim, para que uma tribo de Israel não seja destruída.
📖 Judges 21:17 in Context
15And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
17And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
19Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
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