So the people were sorry for Benjamin because Adonai had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
Judges 21:16 - Tree of Life Version Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who are left, since the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women of Benjamin are destroyed? American Standard Version (1901) Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? Common English Bible the community elders said, “What can we do to provide wives for the ones who are left, seeing that the Benjaminite women have been destroyed? Catholic Public Domain Version And those greater by birth said: "What shall we do with the remainder, those who have not received wives? For all the females of Benjamin have been cut down, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead. |
So the people were sorry for Benjamin because Adonai had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
They said “The survivors of Benjamin must have heirs, so that a tribe would not be blotted out from Israel.