16And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.


In Context

13 And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.

14 And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.

15 And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.

16 And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.

17 And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

18 For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.

Judges 21:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:16And the elders of the assembly said, "With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left?

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, |What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, |How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16And the elders of the company say, 'What do we do to the remnant for wives — for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?