Judges 21:7 (YLT)

Passage

what do we do for them--for those who are left--for wives, and we--we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

Nearby Context

Judges 21:5 And the sons of Israel say, `Who <FI>is<Fi> he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, `He is surely put to death.'

Judges 21:6 And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, `There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,

Judges 21:7 what do we do for them--for those who are left--for wives, and we--we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

Judges 21:8 And they say, `Who is <FI>that<Fi> one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead--unto the assembly.

Judges 21:9 And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "them--for", "left--for", "wives", "we--we", "sworn", "jehovah", "give", and "daughters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "them--for" and "left--for", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the sons of Israel repent concerning..." into verse 8's "And they say Who is FI that...", so "them--for" and "left--for" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "them--for" and "left--for" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.