Judges 21:17

Judges 21:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe may not be destroyed from Israel.

Context of Judges 21:17

15And the people were sorry [and had compassion] for [the survivors of the tribe of] Benjamin because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel. 16Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those [men] who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?” They said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel. 18But we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” For the sons of Israel had sworn [an oath], “Cursed is he who gives a wife to [a man from the tribe of] Benjamin.” 19So they said, “Listen, there is the yearly feast of the Lord at Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south side of Lebonah.”

Judges 21:17 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שֵׁ֖בֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• an inheritanceיְרֻשָּׁהyerûshshâh · possessionH3425
• for them that be escapedפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• that a tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• be not destroyedמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• out of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 21:17

• Numbers 26:55But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers (tribal ancestors).
• Numbers 36:7So no inheritance of the Israelites shall be transferred from tribe to tribe, for every one of the Israelites shall hold to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers (tribal ancestors).

Commentaries on Judges 21:17

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17The people grieved for Benjamin: Israel worried about the nation's division. The gap in Israel was God's doing, as the war against Benjamin was a response to God's covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin--As they were the only rightful owners of the territory, provision must be made for transmitting it to their legitimate heirs, and a new act of violence was meditated (Jud 21:19); the opportunity for which was afforded by the approaching festival--a feast generally supposed to be the feast of tabernacles. This, like the other annual feasts, was held in Shiloh, and its celebration was…Read the comment

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• Benjamin
• Israel
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• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• JabeshGilead
• Spring
• Wolf
• Blot
• Inheritance

Commentaries on Judges 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary