KJV King James Version
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took [them] wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 21:23
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took [them] wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off. They went and returned to their inheritance, built the cities, and lived in them.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.
Surrounding context — Judges 21
20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
21 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.
22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, [that] ye should be guilty.
23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took [them] wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
25 In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
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וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־H6213 · a.sahto make: doכֵן֙H3651 · kenrightבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִ֔ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminוַיִּשְׂא֤וּH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseנָשִׁים֙H802 · ish.shahwomanלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םH4557 · mis.parnumberמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתH2342 · chulto twist: trembleאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichגָּזָ֑לוּH1497 · ga.zalto plunderוַיֵּלְכ֗וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙H7725 · shuvto return: returnאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םH5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceוַיִּבְנוּ֙H1129 · ba.nahto buildאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםH5892 · irexcitementוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָּהֶֽם׃H9038 · hemthem
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