Judges 21:22 “When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell th…”

Judges 21:22

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.’”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie on them for our sakes, because we reserued not to eche man his wife in the warre, and because ye haue not giuen vnto them hitherto, ye haue sinned.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us [by] them, for we have not taken [to] each his wife in battle, for ye — ye have not given to them at this time [that] ye are guilty.'

Bible in Basic English

And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

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Cross references

“Be favourable unto them”

Philemon 1:9–12

Philemon 1:9–12 · BSB

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

“each man”

Mark 10:6–8 Judges 21:14 Genesis 1:27 Genesis 7:13 1 Corinthians 7:2

Mark 10:6–8 · BSB

However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Judges 21:14 · BSB

And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.

Genesis 1:27 · BSB

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 7:13 · BSB

On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—

1 Corinthians 7:2 · BSB

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

“give unto”

Judges 21:1 Judges 21:18 Judges 21:7 Proverbs 20:25

Judges 21:1 · BSB

Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

Judges 21:18 · BSB

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

Judges 21:7 · BSB

What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”

Proverbs 20:25 · BSB

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21and 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.

23The 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.

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