21:23 The Benjaminites did as instructed. 1 They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. 2 They went home 3 to their own territory, 4 rebuilt their cities, and settled down. 5 21:24 Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property. 6 21:25 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. 7
1 tn Heb “did so.”
2 tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”
3 tn Heb “went and returned.”
4 tn Heb “inheritance.”
5 tn Heb “and lived in them.”
6 tn Heb “his inheritance.”
11 tn Heb “Each was doing what was right in his [own] eyes.”