Judges 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
Judges 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Judges 21:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Judges 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?””
Judges 21:16 — World English Bible
Judges 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
Judges 21:16 — American Standard Version
Judges 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the elders of the company say, `What do we do to the remnant for wives--for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'”
Judges 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the elders of the assembly said, What shall we do for wives for them that remain? for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin.”
Judges 21:16 — Darby Translation
Judges 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the Elders of the Congregation said, How shall we doe for wiues to the remnant? for the women of Beniamin are destroyed.”
Judges 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Judges 21:16 in Context — Judges 21
14 Y volvieron entonces los de Benjamín; y diéronles por mujeres las que habían guardado vivas de las mujeres de Jabes-galaad: mas no les bastaron éstas.
15 Y el pueblo tuvo dolor á causa de Benjamín, de que Jehová hubiese hecho mella en las tribus de Israel.
16 Entonces los ancianos de la congregación dijeron: ¿Qué haremos acerca de mujeres para los que han quedado? Porque el sexo de las mujeres había sido raído de Benjamín.
17 Y dijeron: La heredad de los que han escapado [ha de ser] lo que era de Benjamín, porque no sea una tribu raída de Israel.
18 Nosotros empero, no les podemos dar mujeres de nuestras hijas, porque los hijos de Israel han jurado, diciendo: Maldito el que diere mujer á Benjamín.
What Does Judges 21:16 Mean?
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