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17 The[a] remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe should not be wiped out.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 21:17 tn The Hebrew text has “and they said” at the beginning of the verse. For stylistic reasons the translation treats v. 17 as a continuation of the remarks of the leaders in v. 16.
  2. Judges 21:17 tn Heb “An inheritance for the remnant belonging to Benjamin, and a tribe from Israel will not be wiped away.” The first statement lacks a verb. Some prefer to emend the text to read, “How can an inheritance remain for the remnant of Benjamin?”

17 The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.(A)

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