Judges 21:22
What does Judges 21:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 21:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us <FI>by<Fi> them, for we have not taken <FI>to<Fi> each his wife in battle, for ye--ye have not given to them at this time <FI>that<Fi> ye are guilty.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them: for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Gratify us with them, because we did not take each man his wife in the war; for ye did not give them to them, that ye should now be guilty.
Context
v.21and 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.
v.22This passage
v.23And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 21:18
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
- Judges 21:1
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- Judges 21:14
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.
- Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
- Philemon 1:9
yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus: