Judges 21 · Verse 7

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

Judges 21:7 in other translations

BSBWhat should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
WEBHow shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”
ASVHow 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?
YLTwhat 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?'
DARBYWhat 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.
BBEWhat 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.
WebsterHow 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?

What does Judges 21:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 How shall we do for wives for them - From this it appears that they had destroyed all the Benjamitish women and children! They had set out with the purpose of exterminating the whole tribe, and therefore they massacred the women, that if any of the men escaped, they might neither find wife nor daughter; and they bound themselves under an oath not to give any of their females to any of the remnant of this tribe, that thus the whole tribe might utterly perish.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 21:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַה\־mah-what?H4100
נַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.Sehwill we doH6213
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemfor <the> them
לַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.Rimfor <the> [those who] remainH3498
לְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.Shimfor wivesH802
וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuand weH587
נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuwe have swornH7650
בַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068
לְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.Tito notH1115
תֵּת\־tet-to giveH5414
לָהֶ֥םla.Hemto <the> them
מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuany of daughters ourH1323
לְנָשִֽׁים\׃le.na.Shimto wivesH802

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 21:7

  • Judges 21:1

    Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.

  • Judges 21:18

    Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

  • 1 Samuel 14:45

    And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

  • 1 Samuel 14:28-29

    Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sworn.
1,18; 1Sa 14:28,29,45

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Context

  • Judges 21:6

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

  • 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 21:8

    And 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 Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.

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Judges 21:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Qué haremos en cuanto á mujeres para los que han quedado? Nosotros hemos jurado por Jehová que no les hemos de dar nuestras hijas por mujeres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que ferons-nous pour ceux qui restent, pour qu’ils aient des femmes, vu que nous avons juré par l’ Éternel de ne pas leur donner de nos filles pour femmes?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Was sollen wir ihnen, den Übriggebliebenen, tun betreffs der Weiber? Wir haben ja bei Jehova geschworen, ihnen keine von unseren Töchtern zu Weibern zu geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		unde uxores accipient? omnes enim in commune juravimus, non daturos nos his filias nostras.