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Judges 21:23 KJV
Judges · chapter 21 · verse 23 · King James Version
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.Judges 21:23 · King James Version
Judges 21:23 in context
21And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
22And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
23And 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.
24And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
25In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Key words (Strong's)
- inheritancenachălâhproperly, something inheritedH5159 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- numbermiçpâra number, definite or indefinite (large, innumerableH4557 →
- dancedchûwlproperly, to twist or whirlH2342 →
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