Judges 21:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.”

Judges 21:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 21:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 21:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man.””

Judges 21:11 — World English Bible

Judges 21:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And this is the thing that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. ”

Judges 21:11 — American Standard Version

Judges 21:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And this <FI>is<Fi> the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.'”

Judges 21:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 21:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And this is the thing which ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain with man. ”

Judges 21:11 — Darby Translation

Judges 21:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall vtterly destroye all the males and all the women that haue lien by men.”

Judges 21:11 — Geneva Bible

Judges 21:11 in Context — Judges 21

9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead there.

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

11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead 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.

13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.

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What Does Judges 21:11 Mean?

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