Judges 21:6
What does Judges 21:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 21:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the children of Israel were moved with pity for Benjamin their brother, saying, Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, `There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, To-day is one tribe extirpated from Israel.
Context
v.5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
v.6This passage
v.7How 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?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 21:15
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
- Judges 20:23
And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.
- Judges 11:35
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I cannot go back.
- 2 Samuel 2:26
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
- Hosea 11:8
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together.
- Luke 19:41
And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,