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
In the Book of Judges, the Israelites had engaged in a civil war against the tribe of Benjamin due to a horrific crime in the city of Gibeah, which led to the near annihilation of Benjamin's people. The other tribes then recognized that allowing Benjamin to completely die out would erase one of the twelve tribes established by God, threatening the unity and inheritance promised to Israel as a nation. This event underscores the ancient cultural emphasis on preserving tribal lines for the sake of God's covenant and the overall structure of Israelite society.
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