Revised Literal Translation
Judges 21:17
17And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
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 repented them for Benjamin, because that Yhwh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 18Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. 19Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of Yhwh in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
Read all of Judges 21Judges 21:17 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ יְרֻשַּׁ֥ת פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥ה שֵׁ֖בֶט מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- 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 26:55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
- Numbers 36:7So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to 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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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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