Judges 21:17

And they said, There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

A Conservative Version

In The 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.

In Context

16Then the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

18However we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the sons of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

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Cross References

Numbers 26:55Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. They shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:17-25

The Virgins of Shiloh Surprised. ( b. c. 1409.) 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? 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. 18 Howbeit 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. 19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the… Read the whole commentary →

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