Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 21 of Judges. The elders seek a way to preserve the remaining Benjaminites without formally breaking the oath they had made. They propose allowing them to take women during a celebration at Shiloh. The solution reveals how religious structures can be manipulated to resolve a problem created by previous decisions. The narrative continues showing the absence of a central moral authority capable of stopping the cycle of violence.
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Compare Judges 21:16 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Und die Ältesten der Gemeinde sprachen: Was wollen wir tun, daß die Übriggebliebenen Weiber kriegen? Denn die Weiber in Benjamin sind vertilgt.
Entonces los ancianos de la congregación dijeron: ¿Qué haremos acerca de mujeres para los que han quedado? Porque el sexo de las mujeres había sido raído de Benjamín.
Les anciens de l'assemblée dirent: Que ferons-nous pour procurer des femmes à ceux qui restent, puisque les femmes de Benjamin ont été détruites?
Laonde gli Anziani della raunanza dissero: Che faremo noi a quelli che restano, per delle donne? poichè le donne sono state distrutte d’infra i Beniaminiti?
E disseram os anciãos da assembléia: Que faremos acerca de mulheres para os que restaram, pois foram destruídas as mulheres de Benjamim?
會眾中的長老說:「 便雅憫 中的女子既然都除滅了,我們該怎麼辦,使剩下的人可以娶妻呢?」
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