21:17a They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin,

They must have children who will one day inherit ⌊their land⌋
-or-
The men who remain must have descendants to inherit ⌊their land⌋ .

21:17b so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

so that a clan of Israel will not disappear.
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Otherwise, the people from one of Israel’s clans will all be dead.

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