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'Wives' in the Bible

and they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.

Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.

What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?"

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?"

Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."

And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.

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נשׁין 
Nashiyn (Aramaic) 
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