Judges 21:7
Good News Translation
What shall we do to provide wives for the men of Benjamin who are left? We have made a solemn promise to the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters."

Contemporary English Version
Only a few men of Benjamin weren't killed in the war. We need to get wives for them, so the tribe won't completely disappear. But how can we do that, after promising in the LORD's name that we wouldn't let them marry any of our daughters?"

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

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Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

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Judges 1:18 And Juda took Gaza, with its confines, and Ascalon, and Accaron, with their confines.

1 Samuel 14:28,29,45 And one of the people answering, said: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat any food this day. (And the people were faint.) . . .

Context
Wives for the Benjamites
6And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel. 7Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.8Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.…
Cross References
Judges 21:1
Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.

Judges 21:6
And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.

Judges 21:8
Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.

Additional Translations
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

What shall we do for wives for the rest that remain? whereas we have sworn by the Lord, not to give them of our daughters for wives.

What shall we do for wives for them that remain? since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives.

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD, that we will not give them of our daughters for wives?

How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?"

what do we do for them -- for those who are left -- for wives, and we -- we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'
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