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Judges 21:7

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?
Judges 21:7 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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?

    ASV

  • What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

    BBE

  • 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?"

    DBY

  • How shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

    WEB

  • 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?'

    YLT

  • 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?

    ENG

  • 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?

    WBT

  • What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”

    BSB

In context

5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

6And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

7How 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?

8And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.

9For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.

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