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KJV Lexicon Howbeit we mayyakol (yaw-kole') to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) not give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) them wives 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman of our daughters bath (bath) apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village. for the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. have sworn shaba` (shaw-bah') propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Cursed 'arar (aw-rar') to execrate -- bitterly curse. be he that giveth nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) a wife 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman to Benjamin Binyamiyn (bin-yaw-mene') son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "But we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the sons of Israel had sworn, saying, "Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible But we can't give them our daughters as wives." For the Israelites had sworn, "Anyone who gives a wife to a Benjaminite is cursed." International Standard Version But we can't give them wives from our own daughters, since we've taken this vow: 'May the LORD curse anyone who gives his daughter as a wife to the tribe of Benjamin!'" NET Bible But we can't allow our daughters to marry them, for the Israelites took an oath, saying, 'Whoever gives a woman to a Benjaminite will be destroyed!' GOD'S WORD® Translation However, we can't give them any of our daughters as wives. The people of Israel have taken an oath that whoever gives wives to the men of Benjamin is under a curse." King James 2000 Bible However we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that gives a wife to Benjamin. Links Judges 21:18Judges 21:18 NIV Judges 21:18 NLT Judges 21:18 ESV Judges 21:18 NASB Judges 21:18 KJV |
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