World English Bible
"How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?""
— Judges 21:7, World English Bible
“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?”
“How 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? ”
“How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.””
“Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.”
“What 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.”
“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?”
It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
The children of Israel said, "Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh?" For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, "He shall surely be put to death."
The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, "There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?"
They said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah?" Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.
For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.
The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.