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Judges 21:12
12The Israelite army attacked Jabesh Gilead. They found 400 young women who had not had sex with anyone. They took the women back to their camp at Shiloh in Canaan.
Judges 21:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
- New International Version (NIV)They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh in Canaan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known a man intimately; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
Context of Judges 21:12
10So all the Israelites decided to send an army of 12,000 soldiers to attack Jabesh Gilead. They commanded them, ‘Use your swords to kill everyone there, including the women and children. 11This is what you must do: Kill every male and every woman who has slept with a man. But do not kill the women who have never had sex.’ The Israelite army attacked Jabesh Gilead. They found 400 young women who had not had sex with anyone. They took the women back to their camp at Shiloh in Canaan. 13Then all the Israelites sent a message of peace to the men of Benjamin who were still at the rock of Rimmon. 14So the men returned from the rock at that time. The Israelites gave the women of Jabesh Gilead that they had not killed to them. But there were not enough women for all the men of Benjamin.
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וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀ יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗ד אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יָדְעָ֛ה אִ֖ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ אוֹתָ֤ם אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- among the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- of Jabesh–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Jabesh)-gileadH1568
- of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵשׁyâbêsh yâbêysh · Jabesh (Gilead)H3003
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- youngנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- virginsבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
- that had knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- no manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- by lyingמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
- with any maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
- and they broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- them unto the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- to Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
Cross-references for Judges 21:12
- Judges 20:18They went to Bethel. They asked God which tribe should go first to attack Benjamin's army. The Lord replied, ‘Judah must go first.’
- Joshua 18:1All the Israelite people met together at Shiloh. There they put up the Tent of Meeting. They now ruled the whole land.
- Psalms 78:60He went away from his home at Shiloh. That was the tent where he lived among people.
- Jeremiah 7:12“Go to Shiloh, and see what I did there. It was the first place that I chose where people would worship me. But I destroyed it because of the wicked things that my people, the Israelites, did.
Commentaries on Judges 21:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12To Shiloh - Whither, as the usual place of meeting for the national assembly, the Israelites had moved from Bethel (a distance of about 10 miles), during the expedition of the 12,000 to Jabesh-Gilead.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152-5. the people came to the house of God, ... and lifted up their voices, and wept sore--The characteristic fickleness of the Israelites was not long in being displayed; for scarcely had they cooled from the fierceness of their sanguinary vengeance, than they began to relent and rushed to the opposite extreme of self-accusation and grief at the desolation which their impetuous zeal had produced. Their victory saddened and humbled them. Their feelings on…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 21
- 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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