16Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
The elders’ use of the passive mood of the verb in their since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin veils the role of the Israelites in creating this very problem.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”