| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 21:23:1 ⧉וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֙vayaasukhenand they did so Judges 21:23:2 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneisons of Judges 21:23:3 ⧉בִנְיָמִ֔ןbinyaminBenjamin Judges 21:23:4 ⧉וַיִּשְׂא֤וּvayiseuand they carried or took Judges 21:23:5 ⧉נָשִׁים֙nashimwomen or wives Judges 21:23:6 ⧉לְמִסְפָּרָ֔םlemisparamaccording to their number Judges 21:23:7 ⧉מִן־הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתminhamekholelotfrom the dancing women Judges 21:23:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhom or which Judges 21:23:9 ⧉גָּזָ֑לוּgazaluthey seized or took by force Judges 21:23:10 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֗וּvayelekhuand they went Judges 21:23:11 ⧉וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vayashuvuand they returned Judges 21:23:12 ⧉אֶל־נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םelnakhalatamto their inheritance Judges 21:23:13 ⧉וַיִּבְנוּ֙vayivnuand they built Judges 21:23:14 ⧉אֶת־הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםethearim Judges 21:23:15 ⧉וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvayeshevuand they lived or dwelt Judges 21:23:16 ⧉בָּהֶֽם׃bahemin them |
| 23. Formal Translation So the sons of Benjamin took women according to their number from the dancers whom they had captured, and then they returned to their inheritance. They rebuilt the cities and settled in them. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation This is what the men of Benjamin did. Each man took a wife from the dancing women he had captured, then they returned to their land, rebuilt the towns and settled there. |