| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:18:1 ⧉וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּvaanakhnuand we Judges 21:18:2 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Judges 21:18:3 ⧉נוּכַ֛לnukhalwe are able Judges 21:18:4 ⧉לָתֵת־לָהֶ֥םlatetlahemto give to them Judges 21:18:5 ⧉נָשִׁ֖יםnashimwomen or wives Judges 21:18:6 ⧉מִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmibbenoteinufrom our daughters Judges 21:18:7 ⧉כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּkinishbeufor they swore Judges 21:18:8 ⧉בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙veneiyisraelsons of Israel Judges 21:18:9 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying Judges 21:18:10 ⧉אָר֕וּרarurcursed Judges 21:18:11 ⧉נֹתֵ֥ןnotengiving Judges 21:18:12 ⧉אִשָּׁ֖הishaa woman or a wife Judges 21:18:13 ⧉לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃סlevinyaminto Benjamin |
| 18. Formal Translation And we are not able to give them wives from our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, “Cursed is the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.” |
| 18. Dynamic Translation We cannot give them wives from among our daughters, since the people of Israel have taken a vow, saying, “Anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin will be under a curse.” |