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Judges 21:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 22 And should their fathers or their brothers come to make a complaint against us, we will then tell them, ‘Show us favor for their sakes, because we could not provide each one a wife by war+ and you could not give a wife to them without becoming guilty.’”+

Judges 21:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 22 And should their fathers or their brothers come to make a complaint against us, we will then tell them, ‘Show us favor for their sakes, because we could not provide each one a wife by war+ and you could not give a wife to them without becoming guilty.’”+

Judges 21:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 ** And when their fathers or brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them “Let them off as a favor to us, because we did not take a wife apiece by fighting, for you did not give to them, then you would have been liable.”

Judges 21:22

American Standard Version
- 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.

Judges 21:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come in to complain to us, that we will say unto them—As a favour to us grant them, because we took not for each man his wife in the battle,—for ye yourselves gave them not unto them so as now to be guilty.

Judges 21:22

King James Version
- 22 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.