Judges 21:17

And they said, [There must be] an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

And they said {H559}, There must be an inheritance {H3425} for them that be escaped {H6413} of Benjamin {H1144}, that a tribe {H7626} be not destroyed {H4229} out of Israel {H3478}.

They said, "There has to be a way to help the survivors preserve Binyamin's inheritance, so that a tribe will not be eliminated from Isra'el.

They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 36:7 (2 votes)

    So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  • Numbers 26:55 (2 votes)

    Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.