Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins." So they did as instructed.
New American Standard Bible
This is the thing that you shall do: you
King James Version
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
Holman Bible
This is what you should do: Completely destroy every male, as well as every female who has slept with a man.”
International Standard Version
You're to completely destroy every man and every married woman."
A Conservative Version
And this is the thing that ye shall do: Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that has lain by man.
American Standard Version
And this is the thing that ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
Amplified
And this is the thing that you shall do; you shall utterly destroy every male and every woman who
Bible in Basic English
And this is what you are to do: every male, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man, you are to put to the curse, but you are to keep safe the virgins. And they did so.
Darby Translation
This is what you shall do; every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall utterly destroy."
Julia Smith Translation
And this the word which ye shall do: every male and every woman knowing the bed of a male ye shall exterminate.
King James 2000
And this is the thing that you shall do, you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that has lain with a man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
This is the thing you will do: {you will destroy} every man and {every woman who had sex with a man}."
Modern King James verseion
And this is the thing that you shall do. You shall utterly destroy every male and every woman who has lain with man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this is that ye shall do: utterly destroy all the males and the women that have lain by men."
New Heart English Bible
This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has slept with a man."
The Emphasized Bible
And, this, is the thing that ye shall do, - Every male, and every woman that hath cohabited with man, shall ye devote to destruction.
Webster
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
World English Bible
This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man."
Youngs Literal Translation
And this is the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.'
Themes
Armies » Refusal to obey the summons, instance of
the Armies of israel » Refusing to join, often punished
tribe of Benjamin » Remnant of, provided with wives to preserve the tribe
Captive » Cruelty to » Putting to death
Discipline » Of armies, for disobedience of orders
Jabesh-gilead » A city » East » Jordon
Rashness » Instances of » Israel's vow to destroy the benjamites
Interlinear
Dabar
Charam
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 21:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Decision Is Made About The Tribe Of Benjamin
10 So the assembly sent 12,000 capable warriors against Jabesh Gilead. They commanded them, "Go and kill with your swords the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead, including the women and little children. 11 Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins." So they did as instructed. 12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins -- they had never had sexual relations with a male. They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 31:17-18
Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
Deuteronomy 2:34
At that time we seized all his cities and put every one of them under divine judgment, including even the women and children; we left no survivors.