Verse 17
Judges 21:17
New Living Translation
17
There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לְ/בִנְיָמִ֑ן וְ/לֹֽא יִמָּחֶ֥ה שֵׁ֖בֶט מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And they said, "The remnant shall inherit for Benjamin, and the tribe shall not be wiped out from Israel."
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Chapter 21 Context
1
The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, “We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the...
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2
Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God (Elohim) until evening, weeping loudly...
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3
“O LORD, God (Elohim) of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened in Israel? Now one of our t...
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4
Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offer...
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5
Then they said, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we held our assembly...
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6
The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel ha...
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7
How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our d...
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8
So they asked, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we assembled in the pr...
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9
For after they counted all the people, no one from Jabesh-gilead was present.
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10
So the assembly sent 12,000 of their best warriors to Jabesh-gilead with orders to kill everyone the...
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11
“This is what you are to do,” they said. “Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is no...
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12
Among the residents of Jabesh-gilead they found 400 young virgins who had never slept with a man, an...
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13
The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the remaining people of Benjamin who were living a...
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14
Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the 400 women of Jabesh-gilead who had been sp...
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15
The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had made this gap among the tribes of Israel.
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16
So the elders of the assembly asked, “How can we find wives for the few who remain, since the women...
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17
There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out.
18
But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that...
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19
Then they thought of the annual festival of the LORD held in Shiloh, south of Lebonah and north of B...
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20
They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, “Go and hide in the vineyards.
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21
When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and e...
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22
And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, ‘Please be sympathetic...
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23
So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the...
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24
Then the people of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes.
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25
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
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