And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
And they said, 'There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe won't be completely wiped out from Israel.'
The leaders are saying that the surviving men from the tribe of Benjamin must have a way to continue their family line so that one of Israel's twelve tribes doesn't disappear forever.
📚 Historical Context
This comes after a devastating civil war where the other eleven tribes of Israel nearly destroyed the entire tribe of Benjamin due to a horrific crime. The Israelites had sworn not to give their daughters in marriage to Benjamin, but now they realized this would mean the complete extinction of one of their twelve tribes. They were struggling with how to preserve Benjamin while keeping their oath.
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