Judges 21 · Verse 10

Judges 21:10

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
Judges 21:10, King James Version

Judges 21:10 in other translations

BSBSo the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.
WEBThe congregation sent twelve thousand of the most valiant men there, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
ASVAnd the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
YLTAnd the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, ‘Go--and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.
DARBYAnd the assembly sent thither twelve thousand men of the most valiant and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the edge of the sword, and the women and the children.
BBESo they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.
WebsterAnd the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

Judges 21:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ\־vai.yish.le.chu-and they sentH7971
שָׁ֣םshamthereH8033
הָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
שְׁנֵים\־she.neim-two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SartenH6240
אֶ֛לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neifrom [the] sons ofH1121
הֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yil<the> strengthH2428
וַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.Vuand they commandedH6680
אוֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לְ֠כוּLe.khugoH1980
וְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.Temand you will strikeH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
יָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshJabeshH3003
גִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdGileadH1568
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310
חֶ֔רֶבChe.rev[the] swordH2719
וְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.Shimand the womenH802
וְהַטָּֽף\׃ve.ha.Tafand the little one[s]H2945

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Cross references for Judges 21:10

  • 1 Samuel 11:7

    And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

  • Judges 21:5

    And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

  • Judges 5:23

    Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

  • Joshua 7:24

    And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

  • Deuteronomy 13:15

    Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

  • 1 Samuel 15:3

    Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go and smite.As they had sworn to destroy those who would not assist in the war (ver. 5,) they determined to destroy the men of Jabesh, and to leave none except the virgins; and to give these to the 600 Benjamites who had escaped to the rock of Rimmon. The whole account is dreadful. The crime of the men of Gibeah was of the deepest dye; the punishment involving both the guilty and innocent, was extended to the most criminal excess, and their mode of remedying the evil they had occasioned was equally abominable.
5; 5:23; De 13:15; Jos 7:24; 1Sa 11:7; 15:3

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Context

  • Judges 21:9

    For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead there.

  • Judges 21:10

    And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

  • Judges 21:11

    And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

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Judges 21:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces la congregación envió allá doce mil hombres de los más valientes, y mandáronles, diciendo: Id y poned á cuchillo á los moradores de Jabes-galaad, y las mujeres y niños.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’assemblée y envoya 12 000 d’entre les vaillants hommes, et on leur commanda, disant: Allez, et frappez les habitants de Jabès de Galaad par le tranchant de l’épée, et les femmes et les enfants.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sandte die Gemeinde zwölftausend Mann von den tapferen Männern dorthin, und sie geboten ihnen und sprachen: Gehet hin und schlaget die Bewohner von Jabes-Gilead mit der Schärfe des Schwertes, auch die Weiber und die Kinder!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Miserunt itaque decem millia viros robustissimos, et præceperunt eis: Ite, et percutite habitatores Jabes Galaad in ore gladii, tam uxores quam parvulos eorum.