Berean Standard Bible
Judges 21:16-18
16Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100should we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213about wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for those who remainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the womenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144have been destroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045?”
17They addedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “There must be heirsיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for the survivorsפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,so that a tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be wiped outיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229.
18But weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֛לlo' nu.KhalH3808H3201giveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414themour daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323as wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802.”Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔רve.nei- Yis.ra.'El le.MorH1121H3478H559had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650, “Cursed isאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779he who givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to a Benjamiteלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.”
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
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