Judges 21:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?””
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“What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”
King James Version · Public Domain“How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“what do we do for them--for those who are left--for wives, and we--we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 21:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
- Judges 21:18But we cannot give them our daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to a Benjamite.”
- Judges 21:22When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
- 1 Samuel 14:28Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
- 1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
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