Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded: and, according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession, and built up their cities, and dwelt in them. repaired Judges 20:48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. Context Wives for the Benjamites…22And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them: for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part. 23And the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded: and, according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession, and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.24The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. … Cross References Judges 20:48 But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. Judges 21:24 The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. Lexicon The Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son did וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·śū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make [as instructed] כֵן֙ (ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus and carried away וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take the number לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם (lə·mis·pā·rām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of women נָשִׁים֙ (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female they needed from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the dancers הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת (ham·mə·ḥō·lə·lō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert they caught. גָּזָ֑לוּ (gā·zā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob They went וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk back וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ (way·yā·šū·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to their own inheritance, נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם (na·ḥă·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion rebuilt וַיִּבְנוּ֙ (way·yiḇ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build their cities, הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and settled וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in them. בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Additional Translations The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.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 dwelled in them. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off. They went and returned to their inheritance, built the cities, and lived in them. 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. 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