7Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.


In Context

4 And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:

5 Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.

6 And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.

7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

8 Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.

9 (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)

Judges 21:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:7"How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath by the LORD not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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 for wives?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7what do we do for them — for those who are left — for wives, and we — we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7How 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?