Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” New Living Translation How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?” English Standard Version What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?” Berean Standard Bible What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?” King James Bible 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? New King James Version What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them our daughters as wives?” New American Standard Bible What are we to do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives?” NASB 1995 “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” NASB 1977 “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” Legacy Standard Bible What shall we do for wives for those who are left? But we have sworn by Yahweh not to give them any of our daughters in marriage.” Amplified Bible What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn [an oath] by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters as wives?” Christian Standard Bible What should we do about wives for the survivors? We’ve sworn to the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.” Holman Christian Standard Bible What should we do about wives for the survivors? We’ve sworn to the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.” American Standard Version 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they said: “What shall we do to those who are left without wives, for we have sworn to LORD JEHOVAH that we will not give them women?” Brenton Septuagint Translation What shall we do for wives for the rest that remain? whereas we have sworn by the Lord, not to give them of our daughters for wives. Contemporary English Version Only a few men of Benjamin weren't killed in the war. We need to get wives for them, so the tribe won't completely disappear. But how can we do that, after promising in the LORD's name that we wouldn't let them marry any of our daughters?" Douay-Rheims Bible Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them. English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation What will we do to provide wives for the men who are left? We swore to the LORD that we would not let any of our daughters marry them." Good News Translation What shall we do to provide wives for the men of Benjamin who are left? We have made a solemn promise to the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters." International Standard Version What can we do to find wives for the survivors who remain, since we've already taken an oath in the LORD's presence not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?" JPS Tanakh 1917 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?' Literal Standard Version what do we do for them—for those who are left—for wives, since we have sworn by YHWH not to give to them from our daughters for wives?” Majority Standard Bible What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?” New American Bible What can we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” NET Bible How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD's name not to give them our daughters as wives." New Revised Standard Version What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters as wives?” New Heart English Bible How shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?" Webster's Bible Translation 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 for wives? World English Bible How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?” Young's Literal Translation 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?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives for the Benjamites…6And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel. 7What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?” 8So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.… Cross References Judges 21:1 Now 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 21:6 And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, "Today a tribe is cut off from Israel. Judges 21:8 So they asked, "Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?" And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly. Treasury of Scripture 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? sworn Judges 1:18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 1 Samuel 14:28,29,45 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint… Jump to Previous Daughters Marriage Oath Provide Sworn WivesJump to Next Daughters Marriage Oath Provide Sworn WivesJudges 21 1. The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin8. By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16. They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should we do נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make about wives לְנָשִׁ֑ים (lə·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female for the survivors, לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve since we וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We have sworn נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ (niš·ba‘·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear by the LORD בַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel not לְבִלְתִּ֛י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to give תֵּת־ (têṯ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set them לָהֶ֥ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew our daughters מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ (mib·bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1323: A daughter in marriage?” לְנָשִֽׁים׃ (lə·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Links Judges 21:7 NIVJudges 21:7 NLT Judges 21:7 ESV Judges 21:7 NASB Judges 21:7 KJV Judges 21:7 BibleApps.com Judges 21:7 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:7 Chinese Bible Judges 21:7 French Bible Judges 21:7 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 21:7 How shall we do for wives (Jd Judg. 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