Judges 21:14
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh–gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
Judges 21:14 in other translations
| BSB | And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them. |
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| WEB | Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead. There still weren’t enough for them. |
| ASV | And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. |
| YLT | and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for all of them so. |
| DARBY | And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them the wives whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead; but even so they found not enough for them. |
| BBE | Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them. |
| Webster | And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. |
What does Judges 21:14 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Judges 21:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 21:14
- 1 Corinthians 7:2
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
- Judges 20:47
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
- Judges 21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
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Context
- Judges 21:13
And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
- Judges 21:14
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh–gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
- Judges 21:15
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
Judges 21:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volvieron entonces los de Benjamín; y diéronles por mujeres las que habían guardado vivas de las mujeres de Jabes-galaad: mas no les bastaron éstas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et, en ce temps-là, Benjamin revint, et on leur donna les femmes qu’on avait laissé vivre d’entre les femmes de Jabès de Galaad; mais ainsi ils n’en trouvèrent pas assez pour eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Benjamin kehrte in selbiger Zeit zurück; und sie gaben ihnen die Weiber, welche sie hatten leben lassen von den Weibern von Jabes-Gilead; aber sie fanden so nicht genug für sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Veneruntque filii Benjamin in illo tempore, et datæ sunt eis uxores de filiabus Jabes Galaad: alias autem non repererunt, quas simili modo traderent. |