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We’ve sworn to the LORD not to give them any of our daughters as wives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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."</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/judges/21.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/judges/21.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/judges/21.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters for wives?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/judges/21.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />What shall we do for wives for them that remain? since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/judges/21.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />How shal we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing we haue sworne by the Lorde, that we will not giue them of our daughters to wiues?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/judges/21.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />What shall we do vnto the remnaunt of them, that they may haue wiues? we haue sworne by the Lorde, that we wyl not geue the of our daughters to wiues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/judges/21.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />How wyll we do that the remnaunt maye haue wyues? For we haue sworne by the LORDE, that we wyl not geue the wyues of oure doughters.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />What shall we do for them to those being left for wives, and we sware by Jehovah not to give to them from our daughters for wives?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From where shall they receive wives? For we have all sworn in common that we will not give our daughters to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they said, What shall we do for those who are left without wives, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them our daughters to wife?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/judges/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: na·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">should we do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·nā·šîm (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">about wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm (Prep-l, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">for the survivors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: wa·’ă·naḥ·nū (Conj-w:: Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">since we</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">have sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">by the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: têṯ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: mib·bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">our daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·nā·šîm (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">in marriage?”</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/judges/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">what</a><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish"> do we do</a><a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498. yathar (yaw-thar') -- to remain over"> for them—for those who are left</a><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">—for wives</a><a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587. 'anachnuw (an-akh'-noo) -- we">, and we</a><a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear">—we have sworn</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel"> by Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115. biltiy (bil-tee') -- not, except"> not</a><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set"> to give</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> to them of</a><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter"> our daughters</a><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female"> for wives?’</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi1cp 6213"> should we do</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> about</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfpa 802"> wives</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="יתר vnPmpa 3498"> survivors</a>? <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="אֲנַחְנוּ pi1cp 587">We’ve</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="שׁבע vnp1cp 7650"> sworn</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="בִּלְתִּי Pp 1115"> not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqc 5414"> to give</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> any of</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> our</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfpc 1323"> daughters</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> as</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfpa 802"> wives</a>.” </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/judges/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">"What</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213a.htm" title="6213a">shall we do</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">for wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992a.htm" title="1992a">for those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498. yathar (yaw-thar') -- to remain over">who are left,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear">since we have sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">by the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">not to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">them any</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter">of our daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">in marriage?"</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish">How shall we do</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">for wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498. yathar (yaw-thar') -- to remain over">for them that remain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650. shaba' (shaw-bah') -- to swear">seeing we have sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">by the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">that we will not give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter">them of our daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 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