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Judges 21:23 Cross-References
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“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.”
Judges 21:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 21:23
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. The phrase did so (vaya'asu-khen, וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵן) indicates Benjamin's obedience to the elders' command, executing the mass kidnapping. They took them wives... whom they caught (vayis'u nashim... asher chatfu, וַיִּשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים... אֲשֶׁר חָטָפוּ)—the juxtaposition of "took wives" (covenant language) with "caught" (predatory violence) reveals the moral contradiction. The verb ...
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