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Judges 21:22

20 So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards

21 and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”

23 The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.

24 And at that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan, each to his own inheritance.

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BSB
When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
KJV
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
WEB
It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we didn’t take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.’”
ASV
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man [of them] his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.
DARBY
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Gratify us with them, because we did not take each man his wife in the war; for ye did not give them to them, that ye should now be guilty.
BLB
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to plead to us, that we will say to them, ‘Be kind to them, since we did not take [to] each man a wife in the war, for you⁺—you⁺ not have given to them at this time—that you⁺ should be guilty.’”
ÅB
Og når deres fedre eller brødre kommer og vil gå i rette med oss, da skal vi si til dem: Unn oss dem! For vi har ikke alle fått oss hustruer i krigen[^1], og dere har jo ikke selv gitt dem pikene; da ville dere nå være skyldige[^2].
OTB
Når deres fedre eller brødre kommer for å klage til oss, vil vi si: ‘Gjør oss den tjenesten å tillate dem, fordi vi ikke tok koner til dem under krigen. Dere vil ikke være skyldige i å bryte deres ed, siden dere ikke ga deres døtre til dem.’»
B1930
Og når deres fedre eller brødre kommer og vil gå i rette med oss, da skal vi si til dem: Unn oss dem! For vi har ikke alle fått oss hustruer i krigen, og I har jo ikke selv gitt dem pikene; da vilde I nu være skyldige. / < nemlig mot Jabes (v. 10-14); de eldste taler disse første ord i benjaminittenes navn.> / < DMR 21, 1. 7.>

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