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Judges 21:17

Benjamin

15 The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”

They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

18 But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”

19 “But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”

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BSB
They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
KJV
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
WEB
They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
ASV
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
DARBY
And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel.
BLB
And they said, “An inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.
ÅB
Og de sa: Benjamins arvedel skal høre de undkomne til, så ikke en hel stamme i Israel skal utslettes.
OTB
«Det må være en arv for de overlevende av Benjamin,» sa de, «slik at en stamme ikke blir utslettet fra Israel.»
B1930
Og de sa: Benjamins arvedel skal høre de undkomne til, så ikke en hel stamme i Israel skal utslettes.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 26:55

    Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

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  • Numbers 36:7

    No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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