Judges 21:1 (ESV)

Judges 21:23 - And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and lived in them.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

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.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

So that is what the Benjamites did. While the young women 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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and lived in them.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The Benjaminites did this and took the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and lived in them.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

The sons of Benjamin did so, and took wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they seized. And they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the cities and lived in them.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And the sons of Benjamin did so and carried away wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they stole away. And they went and returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the cities and lived in them.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

So the sons of [the tribe of] Benjamin did as instructed and took wives according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried away. Then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns and lived in them.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And the Benjaminites did so, and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off; then they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the towns, and dwelt in them.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught; and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

The children of Binyamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and lived in them.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

feceruntque filii Beniamin ut sibi fuerat imperatum et iuxta numerum suum rapuerunt sibi de his quae ducebant choros uxores singulas abieruntque in possessionem suam aedificantes urbes et habitantes in eis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَهَكَذَا صَنَعَ رِجَالُ بِنْيَامِينَ، فَقَدِ اخْتَطَفُوا الْعَدَدَ الْكَافِي مِنَ الرَّاقِصَاتِ وَتَزَوَّجُوا مِنْهُنَّ، وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى دِيَارِهِمْ وَعَمَّرُوا الْمُدُنَ وَأَقَامُوا فِيهَا.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ נָשִׁים֙ לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם מִן־הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּזָ֑לוּ וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ וַיָּשׁ֨וּבוּ֙ אֶל־נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם וַיִּבְנוּ֙ אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἐποίησαν οὕτως οἱ υἱοὶ Βενιαμιν καὶ ἔλαβον γυναῖκας κατὰ τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῶν χορευουσῶν ἃς διήρπασαν καὶ ἀπῆλθον καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτῶν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἑαυτοῖς πόλεις καὶ κατῴκησαν ἐν αὐταῖς

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَفَعَلَ هكَذَا بَنُو بَنْيَامِينَ، وَاتَّخَذُوا نِسَاءً حَسَبَ عَدَدِهِمْ مِنَ الرَّاقِصَاتِ اللَّوَاتِي اخْتَطَفُوهُنَّ، وَذَهَبُوا وَرَجَعُوا إِلَى مُلْكِهِمْ وَبَنَوْا الْمُدُنَ وَسَكَنُوا بِهَا.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And the children of Benjamin did so; and they took wives according to their number from the dancers whom they seized: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y los hijos de Benjamín lo hicieron así; pues tomaron mujeres conforme á su número, pillando de las que danzaban; y yéndose luego, tornáronse á su heredad, y reedificaron las ciudades, y habitaron en ellas.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y los hijos de Benjamín lo hicieron así; y tomaron mujeres conforme a su número, robándolas de entre las que danzaban; y se fueron, y volvieron a su heredad, y reedificaron las ciudades, y habitaron en ellas.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

於是便雅憫人照樣而行、按著他們的數目從跳舞的女子中搶去為妻、就回自己的地業去、又重修城邑居住。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Los hijos de Benjamín lo hicieron así, y tomaron mujeres, una cada uno, raptándolas de entre las que danzaban. Después se fueron, volvieron a sus heredades, reedificaron las ciudades y habitaron en ellas.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

베냐민 자손이 그같이 행하여 춤추는 여자 중에서 자기들의 수효대로 아내로 붙들어 가지고 자기 기업에 돌아가서 성읍들을 중건하고 거기 거하니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Ainsi firent les fils de Benjamin; ils prirent des femmes selon leur nombre parmi les danseuses qu'ils enlevèrent, puis ils partirent et retournèrent dans leur héritage; ils rebâtirent les villes, et y habitèrent.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Die Kinder Benjamin taten also und nahmen Weiber nach ihrer Zahl von den Reigen, die sie raubten, und zogen hin und wohnten in ihrem Erbteil und bauten die Städte und wohnten darin.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Сыны Вениамина так и сделали, и взяли жен по числу своему из бывших в хороводе, которых они похитили, и пошли и возвратились в удел свой, и построили города и стали жить в них.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y los hijos de Benjamín lo hicieron así; y tomaron mujeres conforme a su número, arrebatando de las que danzaban; y yéndose luego , se volvieron a su heredad, y reedificaron las ciudades, y habitaron en ellas.

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