Judges 21:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Judges 21:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 21:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 21:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.”

Judges 21:9 — World English Bible

Judges 21:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. ”

Judges 21:9 — American Standard Version

Judges 21:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.”

Judges 21:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 21:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead there. ”

Judges 21:9 — Darby Translation

Judges 21:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For when the people were vewed; beholde, none of the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead were there.”

Judges 21:9 — Geneva Bible

Judges 21:9 in Context — Judges 21

7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.

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.

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What Does Judges 21:9 Mean?

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