Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.”
Judges 21:7 - Tree of Life Version What should we do about providing wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by Adonai not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What shall we do for wives for those who are left, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible What can we do to provide wives for the ones who are left, since we ourselves have made a pledge before the LORD not to allow our daughters to marry them?” Catholic Public Domain Version From where shall they receive wives? For we have all sworn in common that we will not give our daughters to them." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn not to give our daughters to them. |
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin in marriage.”
Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters,” for Bnei-Yisrael had sworn saying, “Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin!”
So it will be, if their fathers or brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously for us, because we did not provide each one of them his wife in battle—nor did you give the girls to them, else you would now be guilty.’”
Now Bnei-Yisrael felt sorry for Benjamin their brother and said, “Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
Then they inquired, “Which one of the tribes of Israel that did not go up to Adonai at Mizpah?” Then behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? It was he who brought about this great deliverance in Israel! Far be it! As Adonai lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground! For he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die.