| NETBible | But we can’t allow our daughters to marry them, 1 for the Israelites took an oath, saying, ‘Whoever gives a woman to a Benjaminite will be destroyed!’ 2 |
| NIV © |
We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath: ‘Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite.’ |
| NASB © |
"But we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the sons of Israel had sworn, saying, "Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin." |
| NLT © |
But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God’s curse." |
| MSG © |
We certainly can't give our own daughters to them as wives." (Remember, the Israelites had taken the oath: "Cursed is anyone who provides a wife to Benjamin.") |
| BBE © |
Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin. |
| NRSV © |
Yet we cannot give any of our daughters to them as wives." For the Israelites had sworn, "Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin." |
| NKJV © |
"However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.’" |
| KJV | Howbeit we may <03201> (8799) not give <05414> (8800) them wives <0802> of our daughters <01323>_: for the children <01121> of Israel <03478> have sworn <07650> (8738)_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Cursed <0779> (8803) [be] he that giveth <05414> (8802) a wife <0802> to Benjamin <01144>_. |
| NASB © |
"But we cannot <3201> <3808> give <5414> them wives <802> of our daughters <1323> ." For the sons <1121> of Israel <3478> had sworn <7650> , saying <559> , "Cursed <779> is he who gives <5414> a wife <802> to Benjamin ."<1144> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ hmeiv <1473> P-NP ou <3364> ADV dunhsomeya <1410> V-FMI-1P dounai <1325> V-AAN autoiv <846> D-DPM gunaikav <1135> N-APF apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF yugaterwn <2364> N-GPF hmwn <1473> P-GP oti <3754> CONJ wmosamen {V-AAI-1P} oi <3588> T-NPM uioi <5207> N-NPM israhl <2474> N-PRI legontev <3004> V-PAPNP epikataratov <1944> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM didouv <1325> V-PAPNS gunaika <1135> N-ASF tw <3588> T-DSM beniamin <958> N-PRI |
| NET [draft] ITL | But we <0587> can’t <03201> <03808> allow <05414> our daughters <01323> to marry <0802> them, for <03588> the Israelites <03478> <01121> took an oath <07650> , saying <0559> , ‘Whoever gives <05414> a woman <0802> to a Benjaminite <01144> will be destroyed !’<0779> |
| HEBREW | o Nmynbl <01144> hsa <0802> Ntn <05414> rwra <0779> rmal <0559> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> websn <07650> yk <03588> wnytwnbm <01323> Mysn <0802> Mhl <0> ttl <05414> lkwn <03201> al <03808> wnxnaw (21:18) <0587> |
| NETBible | But we can’t allow our daughters to marry them, 1 for the Israelites took an oath, saying, ‘Whoever gives a woman to a Benjaminite will be destroyed!’ 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “But we are not able to give to them wives from our daughters.” 2 tn Heb “is cursed.” |