Verse 10
Judges 21:10
Free Bible Version
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So the assembly sent twelve thousand of their best warriors there. They gave them orders, saying, “Go and kill the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with your swords, even the women and children.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ שָׁ֣ם הָ/עֵדָ֗ה שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ מִ/בְּנֵ֣י הֶ/חָ֑יִל וַ/יְצַוּ֨וּ אוֹתָ֜/ם לֵ/אמֹ֗ר לְ֠כוּ וְ/הִכִּיתֶ֞ם אֶת יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י יָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ לְ/פִי חֶ֔רֶב וְ/הַ/נָּשִׁ֖ים וְ/הַ/טָּֽף
English Translation
And they sent there the congregation twelve thousand men of the warriors, and they commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, and the women and the children."
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Chapter 21 Context
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10
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