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?|


In Context

4 It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

5 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.|

6 The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, |There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

7 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?|

8 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.

9 For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:7Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

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 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?