| 22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:22:1 ⧉וְהָיָ֡הvehayaand it will be Judges 21:22:2 ⧉כִּֽי־יָבֹ֣אוּkiyavouthat when they come Judges 21:22:3 ⧉אֲבוֹתָם֩avotamtheir fathers Judges 21:22:4 ⧉א֨וֹoor Judges 21:22:5 ⧉אֲחֵיהֶ֜םakhehemtheir brothers Judges 21:22:6 ⧉לרובlerovto contend Judges 21:22:7 ⧉לָרִ֣יבlarivto dispute Judges 21:22:8 ⧉אֵלֵ֗ינוּeleinuto us Judges 21:22:9 ⧉וְאָמַ֤רְנוּveamarnuthen we will say Judges 21:22:10 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶם֙aleihemto them Judges 21:22:11 ⧉חָנּ֣וּנוּkhanunushow favor to us Judges 21:22:12 ⧉אוֹתָ֔םotamthem Judges 21:22:13 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Judges 21:22:14 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Judges 21:22:15 ⧉לָקַ֛חְנוּlakhaknuwe took Judges 21:22:16 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisha man Judges 21:22:17 ⧉אִשְׁתּ֖וֹishtohis wife Judges 21:22:18 ⧉בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbamilkhamain the battle Judges 21:22:19 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Judges 21:22:20 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Judges 21:22:21 ⧉אַתֶּ֛םatemyou Judges 21:22:22 ⧉נְתַתֶּ֥םnetattemyou gave Judges 21:22:23 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them Judges 21:22:24 ⧉כָּעֵ֥תkaetat this time Judges 21:22:25 ⧉תֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃סteeshamuyou would be guilty |
| 22. Formal Translation And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to dispute with us, that we will say to them, “Show favor to them, because we did not take a wife for each man in the war, and because you did not give to them at this time, so that you would not be guilty.” |
| 22. Dynamic Translation And if their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say, “Be kind to them, because we did not take a wife for each man in the war, and because you did not give any wives now, you do not bear blame.” |