Judges 19:29

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel.

Context of Judges 19:29

27When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house and stepped out to continue on his way, there lay his concubine, fallen in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. 28He said to her, “Get up; let’s go.” But there was no answer. Then the man put her on his donkey and set out for home. 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. 30Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!”

Judges 19:29 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר נְתָחִ֑ים וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when he was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a knifeמַאֲכֶ֫לֶתma'ăkeleth · knifeH3979
• and laid holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• on his concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• and dividedנָתַחnâthach · to cutH5408
• with her bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• into twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• into twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• piecesנֵ֫תַחnêthach · pieceH5409
• and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• her into all the coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 19:29

• 1 Samuel 11:7He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out together as one.
• 1 Chronicles 20:6In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.
• Romans 10:2For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
• Deuteronomy 21:22If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,

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