Judges 21:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Judges 21:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 21:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 21:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.”

Judges 21:12 — World English Bible

Judges 21:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. ”

Judges 21:12 — American Standard Version

Judges 21:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which <FI>is<Fi> in the land of Canaan.”

Judges 21:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 21:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women that were virgins, who had known no man by lying with any male, and they brought them to the camp, to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. ”

Judges 21:12 — Darby Translation

Judges 21:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they found among the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead foure hundreth maides, virgins that had knowne no man by lying with any male: and they brought them vnto the hoste to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.”

Judges 21:12 — Geneva Bible

Judges 21:12 in Context — Judges 21

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.

14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh–gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

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What Does Judges 21:12 Mean?

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