21and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
The elders’ strategy resulted in women being taken against their will. Basically, the elders proposed a solution similar to what the old man in Gibeah suggested, namely, sacrificing virgin daughters in order to benefit the men (Judges 19:24).
21 and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.