Judges 21:10

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

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
congregation	הָעֵדָ֗ה ha.'e.Dah	H5712	a stated assemblage (specifically · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sent	וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ vai.yish.le.chu-	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
twelve	שְׁנֵים she.neim-	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual absolute
thousand	אֶ֛לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
men	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
valiantest	מִבְּנֵ֣י mi.be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
commanded	וַיְצַוּ֨וּ vay.tza.Vu	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
smite	וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם ve.hi.ki.Tem	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
inhabitants	יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֤שׁ ya.Vesh	H3003	Jobesh · proper noun, a place name
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חֶ֔רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
women	וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים ve.ha.na.Shim	H802	a woman · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	וְהַטָּֽף ve.ha.Taf	H2945	a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

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…
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…
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,…
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 cat…
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…
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 an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:1-15

We may observe in these verses, I. The ardent zeal which the Israelites had expressed against the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, as it was countenanced by the tribe of Benjamin. Occasion is here given to mention two instances of their zeal on this occasion, which we did not meet with before: - 1. While the general convention of the states was gathering together, and was waiting for a full house before they would proceed, they bound themselves with the great execration, which they called the Cherum, utterly to destroy all those cities that should not send in their representatives and their quota of men upon this occasion, or had sentenced those to that curse who should thus refuse (Jdg 21:5…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 21:8

there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly--This city lay within the territory of eastern Manasseh, about fifteen miles east of the Jordan, and was, according to JOSEPHUS, the capital of Gilead. The ban which the assembled tribes had pronounced at Mizpeh seemed to impose on them the necessity of punishing its inhabitants for not joining the crusade against Benjamin; and thus, with a view of repairing the consequences of one rash proceeding, they hurriedly rushed to the perpetration of another, though a smaller tragedy. But it appears (Jdg 21:11) that, besides acting in fulfilment of their oath, the Israelites had the additional object by this raid of supplying wives to th…

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John Gill on Judges 21:10

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest,.... That were in their army; in the Vulgate Latin version it is only 10,000; but the Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and Josephus (c), agree with the Hebrew text. This place, according to Bunting, to which this army was sent, was fifty two miles from Shiloh (d): and commanded them, saying; these were the orders they gave them, when they marched out: go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children; which it seems was according to the oath they had made, Judges 21:5. (c) Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 2. sect. 10.) (d) Travels, &c. p. 121.

Dictionary and topics

Jabesh — Dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3, 9, 10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usurped the throne of Israel on the death of Zachariah.
Jabesh-Gilead — A town on the east of Jordan, on the top of one of the green hills of Gilead, within the limits of the half tribe of Manasseh, and in full view of Beth-shan. It is first mentioned in connection with…
Armies · Refusal to obey the summons, instance of — Refusal to obey the summons, instance of
Armies Of Israel, The · Refusing to join, often punished — Refusing to join, often punished
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe — Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
Discipline · Of armies, for di — Of armies, for di
Jabesh-Gilead · A city east of the Jordan River — A city east of the Jordan River
Rashness · .Israel’ s vow to — .Israel’ s vow to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 21:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 21:8

John Gill on Judges 21:10

Dictionary and topics

Judges 21:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 21:8

John Gill on Judges 21:10

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 21:1-14

Rashi on Judges 21:6