| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said Judges 21:17:2 ⧉יְרֻשַּׁ֥תyerushshatinheritance of Judges 21:17:3 ⧉פְּלֵיטָ֖הpeleitaa survivor group or escapees Judges 21:17:4 ⧉לְבִנְיָמִ֑ןlevinyaminfor Benjamin Judges 21:17:5 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יִמָּחֶ֥הveloyimakhehand not may he be wiped out Judges 21:17:6 ⧉שֵׁ֖בֶטsheveta tribe Judges 21:17:7 ⧉מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃miyisraelfrom Israel |
| 17. Formal Translation And they said, “An inheritance must remain for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be blotted out from Israel.” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation They said, “Benjamin’s survivors must have land, so that one of Israel’s tribes does not disappear.” |