Judges 21:17

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that bee escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

They said, "{There must be} an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,
- Basic English Bible

They added, "There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel.
- Darby Bible

And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.
- English Revised Version

They said, "There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Judges 21:17

21:17 An inheritance - The inheritance promised by Jacob and Moses, and given by Joshua to the tribe of Benjamin, doth all of it belong to those few who remain of that tribe, and cannot be possessed by any other tribe; and therefore we are obliged to procure wives for them all, that they may make up this breach, and be capable of possessing and managing all their land: that this tribe, and their inheritance may not be confounded with, or swallowed up by any of the rest.