Judges 21:7

In 11 translations

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?”

KJV

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

WEB

How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”

ASV

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

LSV

what do we do for them—for those who are left—for wives, since we have sworn by YHWH not to give to them from our daughters for wives?”

YLT

what do we do for them — for those who are left — for wives, and we — we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

DBY

What shall we do for wives for them that remain? since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives.

DRC

Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

GNV

How shall we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing we haue sworne by the Lord, that we will not giue them of our daughters to wiues?

JPS

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?'

LXXE

What shall we do for wives for the rest that remain? whereas we have sworn by the Lord, not to give them of our daughters for wives.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מַה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים לְנָשִׁ֑ים וַאֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ בַֽיהוָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֛י תֵּת־לָהֶ֥ם מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְנָשִֽׁים׃

LXX-Br

Τί ποιήσωμεν αὐτοῖς τοῖς περισσοῖς τοῖς ὑπολειφθεῖσιν εἰς γυναῖκας; καὶ ἡμεῖς ὠμόσαμεν ἐν Κυρίῳ τοῦ μὴ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων ἡμῶν εἰς γυναῖκας.

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• Judges 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
• 1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has…
• 1 Samuel 14:28–29Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.” “My father has brought trouble to the land,”…
• Judges 21:18But 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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