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When the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dancing, rush from the vineyards and each of you seize one of them to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nlt/judges/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> When you see the young women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to the land of Benjamin to be your wife! <a href="/esv/judges/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/kjv/judges/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nkjv/judges/21.htm">New King James Version</a> and watch; and just when the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, then come out from the vineyards, and every man catch a wife for himself from the daughters of Shiloh; then go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nasb_/judges/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards, and each of you shall seize his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nasb/judges/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nasb77/judges/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/lsb/judges/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and watch; and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards, and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/amp/judges/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and watch; if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then you shall come out of the vineyards and each of you shall catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of [the tribe of] Benjamin. <a href="/csb/judges/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Watch, and when you see the young women of Shiloh come out to perform the dances, each of you leave the vineyards and catch a wife for yourself from the young women of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/hcsb/judges/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Watch, and when you see the young women of Shiloh come out to perform the dances, each of you leave the vineyards and catch a wife for yourself from the young women of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/asv/judges/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/cev/judges/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Wait there for the young women of Shiloh to come out and perform their dances. Then rush out and grab one of the young women, then take her home as your wife. <a href="/erv/judges/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/gwt/judges/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, come out of the vineyards. Each of you catch a woman from Shiloh to be your wife. Then go back to the territory of Benjamin. <a href="/gnt/judges/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> and watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to dance during the festival, you come out of the vineyards. Each of you take a wife by force from among them and take her back to the territory of Benjamin with you. <a href="/isv/judges/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Watch when the unmarried women from Shiloh come out to participate in the dances. Then come out of the vineyards and each of you grab a wife from the unmarried women from Shiloh. Then go back home to the territory of Benjamin. <a href="/msb/judges/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/net/judges/21.htm">NET Bible</a> and keep your eyes open. When you see the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nheb/judges/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man catch his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/wbt/judges/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/web/judges/21.htm">World English Bible</a> and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man catch his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and have seen, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances—then you have gone out from the vineyards, and each caught his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh for yourselves, and have gone to the land of Benjamin; <a href="/ylt/judges/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances -- then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin; <a href="/slt/judges/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh shall come forth to dance in dances, and come ye out from the vineyards and catch for yourselves each his wife from the daughters of Shiloh) and go to the land of Benjamin.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin. <a href="/cpdv/judges/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when you will have seen daughters of Shiloh being led out to dance, according to custom, go forth suddenly from the vineyards, and let each one seize one wife from among them, and travel into the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nabre/judges/21.htm">New American Bible</a> When you see the women of Shiloh come out to join in the dances, come out of the vineyards and catch a wife for each of you from the women of Shiloh; then go on to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and watch; when the young women of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and each of you carry off a wife for himself from the young women of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when you shall see the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance with tambourines, then come out of the vineyards and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/hpbt/judges/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And whenever you see that some of the daughters come out of Shiloh to strike on tambourines, go out from the vineyard and each man catch for yourselves his woman from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benyamin<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. <a href="/sep/judges/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and ye shall see; and lo! if there come out the daughters of the inhabitants of Selom to dance in dances, then shall ye go out of the vineyards and seize for yourselves every man a wife of the daughters of Selom, and go ye into the land of Benjamin. <a href="/parallel/judges/21-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/21.htm">Wives for the Benjamites</a> …20So they commanded the Benjamites: “Go, hide in the vineyards 21<a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’î·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and watch.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">you see</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇə·nō·wṯ- (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7887.htm" title="7887: šî·lōw (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Ephraim. Or Shiloh; or Shiylow; or Shilow; from the same as Shiyloh; Shiloh, a place in Palestine.">of Shiloh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: lā·ḥūl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">to perform</a> <a href="/hebrew/4246.htm" title="4246: bam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A dance. Feminine of machashabah; a dance.">their dances,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wî·ṣā·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">is to come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: hak·kə·rā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">of the vineyards,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2414.htm" title="2414: wa·ḥă·ṭap̄·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To catch, seize. A primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner.">catch</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: mib·bə·nō·wṯ (Prep-m:: N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7887.htm" title="7887: šî·lōw (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Ephraim. Or Shiloh; or Shiylow; or Shilow; from the same as Shiyloh; Shiloh, a place in Palestine.">of Shiloh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wa·hă·laḵ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and go</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: bin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Benjamin.</a> 22When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Deuteronomy 22:25-27</a> But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die. / Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. / When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. <a href="/genesis/24-13.htm">Genesis 24:13-14</a> Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. / Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.” <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Exodus 2:16-21</a> Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. / When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” ... <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">1 Samuel 9:11-13</a> And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?” / “Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place. / As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.” <a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Genesis 34:1-2</a> Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. / When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Ruth 2:8-9</a> Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls. / Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.” <a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5</a> David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” <a href="/2_samuel/13-11.htm">2 Samuel 13:11-14</a> And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” ... <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Song of Solomon 1:7-8</a> Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? / If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds. <a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-23</a> For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ... <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a> “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... <a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-10</a> When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ... <a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16-24</a> But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. / When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ / But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ ... <a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">Matthew 22:1-14</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: / “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. ... <a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a> On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come you out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.dance<a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Judges 11:34</a> And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.<a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a> And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.<a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6</a> And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/21-20.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/joshua/2-5.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">Dance</a> <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Dances</a> <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Join</a> <a href="/judges/19-1.htm">Part</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/judges/21-20.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/judges/21-20.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/judges/9-32.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/judges/16-27.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/21-22.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Dance</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-11.htm">Dances</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Dancing</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Join</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/judges/21-22.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 21</div>1. <a href="/judges/21-1.htm">The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin</a> 8. <a href="/judges/21-8.htm">By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives.</a> 16. <a href="/judges/21-16.htm">They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and watch. This instruction implies a sense of anticipation and readiness. The men of Benjamin were to be vigilant, indicating the seriousness of their mission. In biblical narratives, watching often signifies spiritual alertness and preparedness, as seen in Jesus' exhortation to "watch and pray" (<a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>).When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, Shiloh was a significant religious center in Israel, where the Tabernacle was located (<a href="/joshua/18.htm">Joshua 18:1</a>). The daughters of Shiloh participating in dances suggests a cultural or religious festival, possibly linked to the Feast of the Lord. Such dances were common in ancient Israelite celebrations, reflecting joy and community participation, similar to Miriam's dance in <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a>.each of you is to come out of the vineyards, The vineyards provide a strategic hiding place, indicating the clandestine nature of the Benjaminites' actions. Vineyards were common in the region and often used symbolically in Scripture to represent Israel (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The use of vineyards here underscores the blend of everyday life with the unfolding divine narrative.catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, This directive reflects the desperate situation of the Benjaminites, who needed wives to preserve their tribe after the civil war (Judges 20). The act of "catching" a wife, while culturally shocking today, must be understood in the context of ancient customs and the dire circumstances. It echoes the patriarchal practices of arranged marriages and the importance of tribal continuity.and go to the land of Benjamin. Returning to their land signifies a restoration of the tribe of Benjamin, which had been nearly annihilated. This movement back to their territory is a step towards healing and rebuilding. The land of Benjamin, located between Judah and Ephraim, held strategic importance and was part of the promised inheritance to the tribes of Israel (<a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Joshua 18:11-28</a>). This return can be seen as a foreshadowing of redemption and restoration themes prevalent throughout Scripture, culminating in the ultimate restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/benjaminites.htm">Benjaminites</a> The tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, which faced near extinction due to a civil war with the other Israelite tribes. 2. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> A significant religious site in Israel where the tabernacle was located during this period. 3. <a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_shiloh.htm">Daughters of Shiloh</a> The young women who participated in a festival at Shiloh, during which the Benjaminites were instructed to find wives. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelite_assembly.htm">Israelite Assembly</a> The collective gathering of the other tribes of Israel who sought to find a solution for the survival of the tribe of Benjamin. 5. <a href="/topical/f/festival_of_the_lord.htm">Festival of the LORD</a> A religious celebration where the daughters of Shiloh danced, providing an opportunity for the Benjaminites to take wives.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/moral_decline_and_consequences.htm">Moral Decline and Consequences</a> The near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of moral and spiritual decline. It calls believers to uphold righteousness and seek God’s guidance in all aspects of life. <a href="/topical/g/god's_providence_in_restoration.htm">God’s Providence in Restoration</a> Despite the dire circumstances, God’s providence is evident in the restoration of the tribe of Benjamin. This teaches us that God can bring restoration and hope even in seemingly hopeless situations. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The collective action of the Israelite assembly to ensure the survival of the Benjaminites highlights the importance of community responsibility and support within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity_and_obedience.htm">Cultural Sensitivity and Obedience</a> The unconventional solution to the Benjaminites’ plight challenges us to consider cultural contexts and obedience to God’s commands, even when solutions are not straightforward.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 21</a> <a href="/q/how_does_judges_21_align_with_love.htm">How can a story that endorses forced marriage be harmonized with other biblical teachings on love and compassion (Judges 21)? </a> <a href="/q/why_promote_abduction_in_judges_21_20-23.htm">Why does the text promote the abduction of women as a solution for the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20–23)? </a> <a href="/q/why_conflicting_accounts_of_jerusalem's_capture.htm">In Judges 1:8 versus 1:21, why does it say Judah captured Jerusalem but Benjamin couldn't drive out the Jebusites, leading to conflicting accounts about Jerusalem's conquest?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_gathering_at_shiloh.htm">Joshua 18:1 - Is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming that 'all the congregation of the children of Israel' actually gathered at Shiloh?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - Come out. The verb is in the masculine gender, though the daughters of Shiloh is the subject (see above, ver. 12, note), To dance in dances. Bishop Patrick says that the feast of tabernacles was the only feast at which Jewish maidens were permitted to dance. Go to the land of Benjamin. The close vicinity of the high road leading from Shechem to Bethel on the border of Benjamin would facilitate their flight. <a href="/commentaries/judges/21-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and watch. וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם (ū·rə·’î·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see When אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you see וְ֠הִנֵּה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the daughters בְנוֹת־ (ḇə·nō·wṯ-) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Shiloh שִׁילוֹ֮ (šî·lōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7887.htm">Strong's 7887: </a> Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim come out יֵ֨צְא֥וּ (yê·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to perform לָח֣וּל (lā·ḥūl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert their dances, בַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ (bam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4246.htm">Strong's 4246: </a> A dance each of you אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person is to come out וִֽיצָאתֶם֙ (wî·ṣā·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the vineyards, הַכְּרָמִ֔ים (hak·kə·rā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard catch וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם (wa·ḥă·ṭap̄·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> To clutch, to seize as a, prisoner for himself לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a wife אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the daughters מִבְּנ֣וֹת (mib·bə·nō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Shiloh, שִׁיל֑וֹ (šî·lōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7887.htm">Strong's 7887: </a> Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim and go וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם (wa·hă·laḵ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to the land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Benjamin. בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ (bin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/21-21.htm">Judges 21:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">OT History: Judges 21:21 And see and behold if the daughters (Jd Judg. 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