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Judges 19:29
29And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.
Judges 19:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)When he reached home, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, limb by limb, into twelve parts and sent them into all the areas of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When he entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.
Context of Judges 19:29
27And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the door of the house, and went out to go his way, and behold, there lay the woman his concubine at the entrance of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28And he said to her, Up, and let us go; but no one answered. And he took her upon the ass; and the man rose up, and went to his place. And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel. 30And it came to pass that every one that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day. Think it over, advise, and speak.
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וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר נְתָחִ֑ים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- knifeמַאֲכֶ֫לֶתma'ăkeleth · knifeH3979
- holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
- concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
- bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- piecesנֵ֫תַחnêthach · pieceH5409
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- bordersגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Judges 19:29
- 1 Samuel 11:7And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen! And the fear of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
- 1 Chronicles 20:6And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, whose fingers [and toes] were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born to Rapha.
- Romans 10:2For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 21:22And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou have hanged him on a tree,
Commentaries on Judges 19:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Divided her - into twelve pieces - There is no doubt that with the pieces he sent to each tribe a circumstantial account of the barbarity of the men of Gibeah; and it is very likely that they considered each of the pieces as expressing an execration, "If ye will not come and avenge my wrongs, may ye be hewn in pieces like this abused and murdered woman!" It was a custom among the ancient Highlanders in Scotland, when one clan wished to call all the rest…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29A knife - Rather, “the” “knife”. The single household implement used, not like our knives at our meals, but for slaughtering and cutting up the animals into joints for eating Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:10; Proverbs 30:14. Together with her bones - Rather, “into her bones”, or “bone by bone, into twelve pieces”. The “pieces” are synonymous with the “bones” (compare Ezekiel 24:4-5). There is something truly terrible in the stern ferocity of grief and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The Levite's actions show the terrible effects of a corrupt culture.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. divided her ... into twelve pieces--The want of a regular government warranted an extraordinary step; and certainly no method could have been imagined more certain of rousing universal horror and indignation than this terrible summons of the Levite.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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