Judges Chapter 21 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Judges 21:7

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?
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BBE Judges 21:7

What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.
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DARBY Judges 21:7

What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?"
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KJV Judges 21:7

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?
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WBT Judges 21:7

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?
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WEB Judges 21:7

How shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
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YLT Judges 21:7

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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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhatמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatshould we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (na·‘ă·śeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeabout wivesלְנָשִׁ֑ים (lə·nā·šîm)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femalefor the survivors,לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm)Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preservesince weוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common pluralStrong's 587: Wehave swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ (niš·ba‘·nū)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common pluralStrong's 7650: To seven oneself, swearby the LORDבַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelnotלְבִלְתִּ֛י (lə·ḇil·tî)Preposition-lStrong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, untilto giveתֵּת־ (têṯ-)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthemלָהֶ֥ם (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ (mib·bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common pluralStrong's 1323: A daughterin marriage?”לְנָשִֽׁים׃ (lə·nā·šîm)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleJump to PreviousDaughters Marriage Oath Provide Sworn Wives