Judges 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּ vai.yim.tze.'U	H4672	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
inhabitants	מִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י mi.yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֣ישׁ ya.Veish	H3003	Jobesh · proper noun, a place name
four	אַרְבַּ֤ע 'ar.Ba'	H702	four · noun, common both genders singular absolute
hundred	מֵאוֹת֙ me.'Ot	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine plural absolute
young	נַעֲרָ֣ה na.'a.Rah	H5291	a girl (from infancy to adolescence) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
virgins	בְתוּלָ֔ה ve.tu.Lah	H1330	a virgin (from her privacy) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
known	יָדְעָ֛ה ya.de.'Ah	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
man	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
lying	לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב le.mish.Kav	H4904	a bed (figuratively · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
male	זָכָ֑ר za.Khar	H2145	properly · adjective, masculine singular absolute
brought	וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ vai.ya.Vi.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ ha.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Shiloh	שִׁלֹ֔ה shi.Loh	H7887	Shiloh · proper noun, a place name
land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And…
Psalms 78:60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Judges 20:18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the…
Judges 20:23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battl…
Jeremiah 7:12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people…

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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 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins,.... Or damsel virgins (e); damsels that were virgins: that had known no man by lying with any male: which was judged of by their age, and by their unmarried state, and by common report, unless it can be thought they were examined by matrons; but how it was that they were not obliged, or did not think themselves obliged by their oath to put these to death, as well as others, is not easy to say; whether they thought the necessity of the case would excuse it, or they had a dispensation from the Lord for it, on consulting him; however, so it was: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land o…

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…
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
Shiloh · .The place of ren — .The place of ren

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 21:12

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 21:12

Dictionary and topics

Judges 21:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 21:8

John Gill on Judges 21:12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 21:1-14

Rashi on Judges 21:12