Judges 21:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They said,וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"[There must be] an inheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥ת
(ye·ru·shat)
3425: possession, inheritancefrom yarash
for the survivorsפְּלֵיטָ֖ה
(pe·lei·tah)
6413: an escapefrom palat
of Benjamin,לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן
(le·vin·ya·min;)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
soוְלֹֽא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
that a tribeשֵׁ֖בֶט
(she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
will not be blottedיִמָּחֶ֥ה
(yim·ma·cheh)
4229a: to wipe, wipe outa prim. root
out from Israel.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(mi·yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There must be an inheritance
yrushah  (yer-oosh-shaw')
something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony -- heritage, inheritance, possession.
for them that be escaped
pleytah  (pel-ay-taw')
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion -- deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.
of Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
that a tribe
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
be not destroyed
machah  (maw-khaw')
to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
out of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.

King James Bible
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said, "There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

International Standard Version
They continued, "Let's make sure that there's an inheritance for the survivors of the tribe of Benjamin, so that a tribe won't be blotted out from Israel.

NET Bible
The remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe should not be wiped out.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some said, "Benjamin's men who survived must be allowed to have families. No tribe of Israel should be wiped out.

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
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