And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 21 of Judges. The families of the kidnapped young women receive an explanation based on the need to preserve a tribe of Israel. The book concludes by stating that there was no king in Israel and everyone did what seemed right in his own eyes. This statement summarizes the political and spiritual condition described from the beginning: the absence of central authority coincides narratively with disorder, idolatry, tribal violence, and covenant deterioration. The ending does not resolve these problems but leaves the reader prepared for the next stage of Israel’s history.
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Die Kinder Benjamin taten also und nahmen Weiber nach ihrer Zahl von den Reigen, die sie raubten, und zogen hin und wohnten in ihrem Erbteil und bauten die Städte und wohnten darin.
Y los hijos de Benjamín lo hicieron así; pues tomaron mujeres conforme a su número, pillando de las que danzaban; y yéndose luego, tornáronse a su heredad, y reedificaron las ciudades, y habitaron en ellas.
Ainsi firent les fils de Benjamin; ils prirent des femmes selon leur nombre parmi les danseuses qu'ils enlevèrent, puis ils partirent et retournèrent dans leur héritage; ils rebâtirent les villes, et y habitèrent.
I figliuoli di Beniamino adunque fecero così, e tolsero delle mogli secondo il numero loro, d’infra quelle che ballavano, le quali essi rapirono; poi se ne andarono, e ritornarono alla loro eredità; e riedificarono le città e abitarono in esse.
E os filhos de Benjamim o fizeram assim, e levaram mulheres conforme ao número deles, das que arrebataram das rodas que dançavam; e foram-se, e voltaram à sua herança, e reedificaram as cidades, e habitaram nelas.
於是 便雅憫 人就照樣做了,按照他們的人數,把從跳舞女子中搶來的娶為妻子,帶回自己的地業,重建城鎮,居住在其中。
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