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.”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 21:17 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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