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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. Links Judges 21:17Judges 21:17 NIV Judges 21:17 NLT Judges 21:17 ESV Judges 21:17 NASB Judges 21:17 KJV |