Judges 19:29 — Bible Verse (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.”

Judges 19:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 19:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 19:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.”

Judges 19:29 — World English Bible

Judges 19:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. ”

Judges 19:29 — American Standard Version

Judges 19:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and cometh in unto his house, and taketh the knife, and layeth hold on his concubine, and cutteth her in pieces to her bones--into twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the border of Israel.”

Judges 19:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 19:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel. ”

Judges 19:29 — Darby Translation

Judges 19:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And whe he was come to his house, he took a knife, and laid hand on his concubine, and deuided her in pieces with her bones into twelue parts, and sent her through all quarters of Israel.”

Judges 19:29 — Geneva Bible

Judges 19:29 in Context — Judges 19

27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

29 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.

30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

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What Does Judges 19:29 Mean?

Judges 19:29 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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