Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those [men] who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
New American Standard Bible
Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
The elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
International Standard Version
So the elders of the congregation asked, "What will we do to obtain wives for the survivors, since the women of Benjamin have been devastated?"
A Conservative Version
Then the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
American Standard Version
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?
Bible in Basic English
Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?
Darby Translation
Then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"
Julia Smith Translation
And the old men of the assembly will say, What shall we do for those remaining for wives, for the women were destroyed from Benjamin?
King James 2000
Then the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the elders of the congregation said, "What should we do for the remaining [ones] for wives, since the women from Benjamin have been destroyed?"
Modern King James verseion
And the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then the elders of the congregation said, "What shall we do to the remnant of them, to get them wives; seeing all the wives of Benjamin are destroyed?"
NET Bible
The leaders of the assembly said, "How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, the Benjaminite women have been wiped out.
New Heart English Bible
Then the elders of the congregation said, "How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?"
The Emphasized Bible
So then, the elders of the assembly said, What are we to do for them who remain, for wives, - for womankind, hath been destroyed out of Benjamin?
Webster
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?
World English Bible
Then the elders of the congregation said, "How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And the elders of the company say, 'What do we do to the remnant for wives -- for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'
Themes
tribe of Benjamin » Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
Leaders » Elders » Governmental
Rashness » Instances of » Israel's vow to destroy the benjamites
Interlinear
Zaqen
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 21:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
15 And the people were sorry [and had compassion] for [the survivors of the tribe of] Benjamin because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those [men] who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?” 17 They said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.