Judges 20 · Verse 6

Judges 20:6

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
Judges 20:6, King James Version

Judges 20:6 in other translations

BSBThen I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
WEBI took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
ASVAnd I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
YLTand I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel;
DARBYThen I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and villany in Israel.
BBESo I took her, cutting her into parts which I sent through all the country of the heritage of Israel: for they have done an act of shame in Israel.
WebsterAnd I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

What does Judges 20:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:4-7

4-7. the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said--The injured husband gave a brief and unvarnished recital of the tragic outrage, from which it appears that force was used, which he could not resist. His testimony was doubtless corroborated by those of his servant and the old Ephraimite. There was no need of strong or highly colored description to work upon the feelings of the audience…

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Judges 20:6 in the original Hebrew

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וָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.Chezand I took holdH270
בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.Shion concubine myH6370
וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haand I cut in pieces herH5408
וָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haand I sent off herH7971
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
שְׂדֵ֖הse.Deh[the] land ofH7704
נַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.Lat[the] inheritance ofH5159
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
עָשׂ֛וּ'a.Suthey have doneH6213
זִמָּ֥הzi.MahwickednessH2154
וּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.Lahand disgraceful follyH5039
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478

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Cross references for Judges 20:6

  • Judges 19:29

    And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

  • Joshua 7:15

    And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

  • Judges 19:23

    And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

  • Genesis 34:7

    And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

  • Judges 20:10

    And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 13:12-13

    And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cut her.
19:29
folly in Israel.
10; 19:23; Ge 34:7; Jos 7:15; 2Sa 13:12,13

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Context

  • Judges 20:5

    And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

  • Judges 20:6

    And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

  • Judges 20:7

    Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

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Judges 20:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces tomando yo mi concubina, cortéla en piezas, y enviélas por todo el término de la posesión de Israel: por cuanto han hecho maldad y crimen en Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et j’ai saisi ma concubine et je l’ai coupée en morceaux, et je l’ai envoyée dans toutes les campagnes de l’héritage d’Israël; car ils ont commis une énormité et une infamie en Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da ergriff ich mein Kebsweib und zerstückte sie und sandte sie in das ganze Gefilde des Erbteils Israels; denn sie haben ein Verbrechen und eine Schandtat begangen in Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quam arreptam, in frustra concidi, misique partes in omnes terminos possessionis vestræ: quia numquam tantum nefas, et tam grande piaculum, factum est in Israël.