King James Version
Judges 21:16-21
16Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,How shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them that remainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,seeing the womenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802are destroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045out of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?
17And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There must bean inheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for them that be escapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,that a tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626be not destroyedיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
18Howbeit we mayנוּכַ֛לnu.KhalH3201not giveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414them wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802of our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323:for the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478have swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779behe that givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.
19Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Behold, there isa feastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068in Shilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887yearlyH3117in a place which ison the north sideמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828of Beth–elH1008,on the east sideמִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.re.Chah ha.She.meshH8121H4217of the highwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goeth upהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927from Beth–elH1008to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,and on the southוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045of Lebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.
21And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,and, behold, if the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887come outיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318to danceלָח֣וּלla.ChulH2342in dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then come ye outוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,and catchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414you every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.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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