Judges 21:17 meaning and explanation

They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

Judges 21:17, Berean Standard Bible

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The elders of Israel speak here after the civil war against Benjamin has nearly annihilated the tribe. They have already slaughtered the people of Jabesh-gilead and given four hundred surviving women to the Benjamites, but not enough remained.

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