Judges 21:17

Easy To Read Version

The men of Benjamin that are still alive must have children to continue their families. This must be done so that a family group in Israel will not die out!

Cross References

Numbers 26:55

But you must use lots [319] to decide which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its share of the land. And that land will be given the name of that family group.

Numbers 36:7

In this way, land will not be passed from family group to family group among the people of Israel. Each Israelite will keep the land that belonged to his own ancestors. [394]

Judges 21:16

The elders (leaders) of the people of Israel said, “The women of the family group of Benjamin have been killed. Where can we get wives for the men of Benjamin that are still alive?

Judges 21:18

But we cannot allow our daughters to marry the men of Benjamin. We have made this promise: ‘Bad things will happen to anyone that gives a wife to a man of Benjamin.’