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
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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 E voltaram então os de Benjamim; e deram-lhes por mulheres as que haviam escravo vivas das mulheres de Jabes-Gileade: mas não lhes bastaram estas.
15 E o povo teve dor por causa de Benjamim, de que o SENHOR houvesse feito brecha nas tribos de Israel.
16 Então os anciãos da congregação disseram: Que faremos acerca de mulheres para os que restaram? Porque as mulheres tinham sido exterminadas de Benjamim.
17 E disseram: A herança dos que escaparam será o que era de Benjamim, para que não seja uma tribo extinta de Israel.
18 Nós porém, não lhes podemos dar mulheres de nossas filhas, porque os filhos de Israel juraram, dizendo: Maldito o que der mulher a Benjamim.
What Does Judges 21:16 Mean?
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