Judges 21:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.”
Judges 21:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 21:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 21:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’””
Judges 21:18 — World English Bible
Judges 21:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. ”
Judges 21:18 — American Standard Version
Judges 21:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and we--we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'”
Judges 21:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 21:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But we cannot give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to the Benjaminites! ”
Judges 21:18 — Darby Translation
Judges 21:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howbeit we may not giue them wiues of our daughters: for the childre of Israel had sworne, saying, Cursed be he that giueth a wise to Beniamin.”
Judges 21:18 — Geneva Bible
Judges 21:18 in Context — Judges 21
16 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?
17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
What Does Judges 21:18 Mean?
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