Judges 21:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה
(na·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑ים
(le·na·shim;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
for those 
 
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
who are left,לַנֹּותָרִ֖ים
(lan·no·v·ta·rim)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
since we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ
(nish·ba'·nu)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
by the LORDבַֽיהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
not to giveתֵּת־
(tet-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them any 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of our daughtersמִבְּנֹותֵ֖ינוּ
(mib·be·no·v·tei·nu)
1323: daughterfrom ben
in marriage?"לְנָשִֽׁים׃
(le·na·shim.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
How shall we do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
for wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
for them that remain
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
seeing we have sworn
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
by the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
that we will not give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them of our daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
to wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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?"

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?

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."

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?"

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."

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."

King James 2000 Bible
What 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 as wives?
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