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Judges 21:23

NETBible	The Benjaminites did as instructed.¹ They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives.² They went home³ to their own territory,⁴ rebuilt their cities, and settled down.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	So that is what the Benjamites did. While the girls were dancing, each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and settled in them.
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	The sons of Benjamin did so, and took wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they carried away. And they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the cities and lived in them.
NLT © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. They kidnapped the women who took part in the celebration and carried them off to the land of their own inheritance. Then they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.
MSG © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	And that's what the Benjaminites did: They carried off girls from the dance, wives enough for their number, got away, and went home to their inheritance. They rebuilt their towns and settled down.
BBE © SABDAweb Jdg 21:23	So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jdg 21:23	The Benjaminites did so; they took wives for each of them from the dancers whom they abducted. Then they went and returned to their territory, and rebuilt the towns, and lived in them.
NKJV © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	And the children of Benjamin did so; they took enough wives for their number from those who danced, whom they caught. Then they went and returned to their inheritance, and they rebuilt the cities and dwelt in them.
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KJV	And the children <01121> of Benjamin <01144> did so <06213> (8799)_, and took <05375> (8799) [them] wives <0802>_, according to their number <04557>_, of them that danced <02342> (8789)_, whom they caught <01497> (8804)_: and they went <03212> (8799) and returned <07725> (8799) unto their inheritance <05159>_, and repaired <01129> (8799) the cities <05892>_, and dwelt <03427> (8799) in them.
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 21:23	The sons <01121> of Benjamin <01144> did <06213> so <03651> , and took <05375> wives <0802> according to their number <04557> from those who danced <02342> , whom <0834> they carried <01497> away <01497> . And they went <01980> and returned <07725> to their inheritance <05159> and rebuilt <01129> the cities <05892> and lived <03427> in them.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epoihsan <4160> V-AAI-3P outwv <3778> ADV oi <3588> T-NPM uioi <5207> N-NPM beniamin <958> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ elabon <2983> V-AAI-3P gunaikav <1135> N-APF kata <2596> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM ariymon <706> N-ASM autwn <846> D-GPM apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPF coreuouswn {V-PAPGP} av <3739> R-APF dihrpasan {V-AAI-3P} kai <2532> CONJ aphlyon <565> V-AAI-3P kai <2532> CONJ apestreqan <654> V-AAI-3P epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF klhronomian <2817> N-ASF autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ wkodomhsan <3618> V-AAI-3P eautoiv <1438> D-DPM poleiv <4172> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ katwkhsan {V-AAI-3P} en <1722> PREP autaiv <846> D-DPF
NET [draft] ITL	The Benjaminites <01144> <01121> did <06213> as <03651> instructed. They abducted <01497> two hundred of the dancing girls <02342> to be their wives <0802> . They went <01980> home <07725> to <0413> their own territory <05159> , rebuilt <01129> their cities <05892> , and settled down <03427> .
HEBREW	Mhb <0> wbsyw <03427> Myreh <05892> ta <0853> wnbyw <01129> Mtlxn <05159> la <0413> wbwsyw <07725> wklyw <01980> wlzg <01497> rsa <0834> twllxmh <02342> Nm <04480> Mrpoml <04557> Mysn <0802> wavyw <05375> Nmynb <01144> ynb <01121> Nk <03651> wveyw (21:23) <06213>

NETBible

The Benjaminites did as instructed.¹ They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives.² They went home³ to their own territory,⁴ rebuilt their cities, and settled down.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “did so.”

²tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”

³tn Heb “went and returned.”

⁴tn Heb “inheritance.”

⁵tn Heb “and lived in them.”