Judges 21:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Judges 21:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they say, `A possession of an escaped party <FI>is<Fi> to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 21:17 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 26:55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
- Numbers 36:7No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
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