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 Living Translation (NLT)There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel is not wiped out.

Context of Judges 21:17

15And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a void in the tribes of Israel. 16Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?” And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe may not be destroyed from Israel. 18However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.’ ” 19Then they said, “In fact, there is a yearly feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south 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 inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
• Numbers 36:7So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not change hands from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

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
• JabeshGilead
• Spring
• Wolf
• Blot
• Inheritance
• Israel, History of
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Judges, Book of

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