249 verses contain “Daughters” (in the KJV: 241, in the BSB: 209) — showing 1–100
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And the days of Adam after he had
begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of
Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And
Seth lived after he
begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of Enosh,
Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And
Enos lived after he
begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Cainan lived after he
begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Mahalaleel lived after he
begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Jared lived after he
begat Enoch eight hundred years, and
begat sons and
daughters:
And after he had become the father of
Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of
Methuselah,
Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of
Lamech,
Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of
Noah,
Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the
daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of
renown.
The
Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the
daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of
renown.
And
Shem lived after he
begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Arphaxad,
Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And Arphaxad lived after he
begat Salah four hundred and three years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Salah lived after he
begat Eber four hundred and three years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Eber lived after he
begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Peleg lived after he
begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Reu lived after he
begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
And Serug lived after he
begat Nahor two hundred years, and
begat sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of
Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and
daughters.
And after he had become the father of Terah,
Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and
daughters.
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Look, I have two
daughters who have never
slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy
daughters, and
whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have
anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or
daughters, or
anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his
daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that
mocked unto his sons in law.
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were
pledged in marriage to his
daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was
joking.
And when the morning arose, then the angels
hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two
daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
At
daybreak the angels
hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two
daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
And while he
lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two
daughters; the LORD being
merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
But when Lot
hesitated, the men
grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two
daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s
compassion for them.
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Thus both of Lot’s
daughters became
pregnant by their father.
And I will make thee
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the
daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
and I will have you
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the
daughters of the
Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
And my master made me
swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the
daughters of the
Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
My master made me
swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the
daughters of the
Canaanites in whose land I dwell,
And
Rebekah said to Isaac, I am
weary of my life because of the
daughters of
Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the
daughters of
Heth, such as these which are of the
daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Then
Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am
weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the
daughters of
Canaan.
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the
Canaanite women,” he commanded.
Arise, go to Padan-
aram, to the house of
Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the
daughters of
Laban thy mother’s brother.
“Go at once to Paddan-
aram, to the house of your mother’s father
Bethuel, and take a wife from among the
daughters of
Laban, your mother’s brother.
When
Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-
aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the
daughters of
Canaan;
Now
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-
aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a
Canaanite woman,”
And
Esau seeing that the
daughters of
Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the
Canaanite women,
And
Laban had two
daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was
Rachel.
Now
Laban had two
daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named
Rachel.
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
And
Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast
stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my
daughters, as
captives taken with the sword?
Then
Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have
deceived me and carried off my
daughters like
captives of war!
And hast not suffered me to
kiss my sons and my
daughters? thou hast now done
foolishly in so doing.
But you did not even let me
kiss my grandchildren and my
daughters goodbye. Now you have done a
foolish thing.
And Jacob answered and said to
Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said,
Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy
daughters from me.
“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Thus for twenty years I have served in your household—fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages ten times!
And
Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These
daughters are my
daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my
daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
But
Laban answered Jacob, “These
daughters are my
daughters, these sons are my sons, and these flocks are my flocks! Everything you see is mine! Yet what can I do
today about these
daughters of mine or the children they have borne?
If thou shalt
afflict my
daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my
daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness
betwixt me and thee.
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
And early in the morning
Laban rose up, and
kissed his sons and his
daughters, and blessed them: and
Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Early the next morning,
Laban got up and
kissed his grandchildren and
daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
Esau took his wives of the
daughters of
Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Esau took his wives from the
daughters of
Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and
granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
And
Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his
daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of
Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
Later,
Esau took his wives and sons and
daughters and all the people of his household, along with his
livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in
Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
And all his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son
mourning. Thus his father
wept for him.
All his sons and
daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to
Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father
wept for him.
His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-
aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his
daughters were thirty and three.
These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-
aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and
daughters was thirty-three.
Now the priest of
Midian had seven
daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Now the priest of
Midian had seven
daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
When the
daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early
today?”
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind?
Invite him to have something to eat.”
But every woman shall
borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your
daughters; and ye shall
spoil the Egyptians.
Every woman shall ask her
neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold
jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and
daughters. So you will
plunder the Egyptians.”
And
Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the
daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him
Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.
Aaron’s son
Eleazar married one of the
daughters of Putiel, and she bore him
Phinehas. These were the heads of the
Levite families by their clans.
And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
And if he have
betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of
daughters.
And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
And thou take of their
daughters unto thy sons, and their
daughters go a
whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a
whoring after their gods.
And when you take some of their
daughters as brides for your sons, their
daughters will
prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.
And the wave breast and
heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy
daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.
And you and your sons and
daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the
thigh of the contribution in a
ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.
And this is thine; the
heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy
daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and
daughters as a permanent statute. Every
ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
All the
heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy
daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of
Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his
daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the
Amorites.
Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of
Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his
daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the
Amorites.
And Israel abode in
Shittim, and the people began to commit
whoredom with the
daughters of Moab.
While Israel was staying in
Shittim, the men began to
indulge in sexual immorality with the
daughters of Moab,
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but
daughters: and the names of the
daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only
daughters. The names of his
daughters were Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Then came the
daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, of the families of
Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his
daughters; Mahlah,
Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Now the
daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, belonged to the clans of
Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his
daughters: Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.
“The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
saying, “When the LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance to the Israelites by lot, He also commanded him to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
This is the thing which the LORD
doth command concerning the
daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the
daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry
anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.
Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:
So the daughters of Zelophehad did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and
Noah, the
daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and
Noah, the
daughters of Zelophehad, were married to cousins on their father’s side.
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
Do not
intermarry with them. Do not give your
daughters to their sons or take their
daughters for your sons,
And ye shall
rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your
daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the
Levite that is within your gates;
forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
And you shall
rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and
daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt
rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and
daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your gates.
Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every
abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their
daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every
abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and
daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
And thou shalt
rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
and you shall
rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and
daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
And thou shalt
rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy
maidservant, and the
Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
And you shall
rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and
daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the
Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
There shall be no
whore of the
daughters of Israel, nor a
sodomite of the sons of Israel.
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
Your sons and
daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow
weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.
Thou shalt
beget sons and
daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy
daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness,
wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Then you will eat the fruit of your
womb, the flesh of the sons and
daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will
inflict on you.
And when the LORD saw it, he
abhorred them, because of the
provoking of his sons, and of his
daughters.
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them,
provoked to anger by His sons and
daughters.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took
Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the
wedge of gold, and his sons, and his
daughters, and his oxen, and his
asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of
Achor.
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took
Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the
cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and
daughters, his oxen and
donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of
Achor.
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, had no sons, but
daughters: and these are the names of his
daughters, Mahlah, and
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh) had no sons but only
daughters. These are the names of his
daughters: Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Because the
daughters of
Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of
Manasseh’s sons had the land of
Gilead.
because the
daughters of
Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of
Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of
Manasseh.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
That the
daughters of Israel went yearly to
lament the daughter of
Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to
lament the daughter of
Jephthah the Gileadite.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
And
Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the
daughters of the Philistines.
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the
daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the
uncircumcised Philistines? And
Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the
uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But
Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our
daughters to wives?
What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have
sworn by the LORD not to give them our
daughters in marriage?”
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our
daughters: for the children of Israel have
sworn, saying,
Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
But we cannot give them our
daughters as wives.” For the Israelites had
sworn, “
Cursed is he who gives a wife to a
Benjamite.”
And see, and, behold, if the
daughters of
Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the
daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
and watch. When you see the
daughters of
Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the
daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to
complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
When their fathers or brothers come to us to
complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your
daughters, you have no guilt.’”