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Judges 21:17
They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
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.
World English Bible
They said, “There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
American Standard Version
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
Geneva Bible 1599
And they saide, there must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
Darby Translation
And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And they say, 'A possession of an escaped party [is] to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;
Bible in Basic English
And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,
16Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
18But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
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