Revised Literal Translation
Judges 21:20-23
20Therefore they commandedH6680 the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144, sayingH559, GoH3212 and lie in waitH693 in the vineyardsH3754;
21And seeH7200, and, behold, if the daughtersH1323 of ShilohH7887 come outH3318 to danceH2342 in dancesH4246, then come ye outH3318 of the vineyardsH3754, and catchH2414 you every manH376 his wifeH802 of the daughtersH1323 of ShilohH7887, and goH1980 to the landH776 of BenjaminH1144.
22And it shall be, when their fathersH1 or their brethrenH251 comeH935 unto us to complainH7378, that we will sayH559 unto them, Be favourableH2603 unto them for our sakes: because we reservedH3947 not to each manH376 his wifeH802 in the warH4421: for ye did not giveH5414 unto them at this timeH6256, that ye should be guiltyH816.1
23And the childrenH1121 of BenjaminH1144 did soH6213, and tookH5375 them wivesH802, according to their numberH4557, of them that dancedH2342, whom they caughtH1497: and they wentH3212 and returnedH7725 unto their inheritanceH5159, and repairedH1129 the citiesH5892, and dweltH3427 in them.
Notes
- 1. Judges 21:22 Be favourable…: or, Gratify us in them. ↩
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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