Judges 21:23
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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.The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
In other translations
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.The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vaiya'asu-and they didH6213כֵןkhenthusH3651בְּנֵיbenei[the] descendants ofH1121בִנְיָמִןvinyaminBenjaminH1144וַיִּשְׂאוּvaiyis'uand they carried offH5375נָשִׁיםnashimwivesH802לְמִסְפָּרָםlemisparamto number theirH4557מִן־min-fromH4480הַמְּחֹלְלוֹתhamecholelotthe dancersH2342אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834גָּזָלוּgazaluthey seizedH1497וַיֵּלְכוּvaiyelekhuand they wentH1980וַיָּשׁוּבוּvaiyashuvuand they returnedH7725אֶל־'el-toH413נַחֲלָתָםnachalataminheritance theirH5159וַיִּבְנוּvaiyivnuand they rebuiltH1129אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הֶעָרִיםhe'arimthe citiesH5892וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they dweltH3427בָּהֶם׃bahemin <the> them
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Related verses
- Judges 20:48And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
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People and places
People: Benjamin