Judges 21:12
They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women who were virgins and had not been intimate with a man. They brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known a man by lying with any male; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead 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.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And amonge the citesins of Iabes in Gilead they foude foure hundreth damsels, which were virgins, and had lyen with noman: those they broughte in to the hoost vnto Silo, which lyeth in the londe of Canaan.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And they found among the inhabitautes of Iabes Gilead foure hundred damoselles, virgins, yt had knowne no man, by lyeng with any male: And they brought them vnto the hoast to Silo, whiche is in the lande of Chanaan.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead 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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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 `is' in the land of Canaan.
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins who had never been intimate with a man in bed. They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 18:1 : 1 The entire assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh, where they set up the Tent of Meeting, and the land was subdued before them.
- Judg 20:18 : 18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."
- Judg 20:23 : 23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and they inquired of the LORD. They asked, "Shall we go up again to wage war against the Benjaminites, our brothers?" The LORD answered, "Go up against them."
- Ps 78:60 : 60 He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where He had dwelled among humanity.
- Jer 7:12 : 12 Now go to my place in Shiloh, where I first caused my name to dwell. See what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Judg 21:6-116 verses82%
6The Israelites grieved for Benjamin, their brother, and said, 'Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.'
7'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'
8They asked, 'Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come to the LORD at Mizpah?' They found that no one had come from Jabesh-Gilead to the assembly.
9When the people were counted, it was discovered that none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead were there.
10So the assembly sent twelve thousand armed men with the command, 'Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the sword, including the women and children.'
11This is what you are to do: Completely destroy every male and every woman who has had relations with a man.
- Judg 21:13-2311 verses79%
13Then the whole assembly sent a message to the Benjaminites at the rock of Rimmon, and they offered them peace.
14The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites gave them the women they had spared from Jabesh-Gilead, but there were not enough for all of them.
15The people of Israel grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had created a gap in the tribes of Israel.
16The elders of the assembly said, 'What shall we do for wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?'
17They said, 'The inheritance of the survivors of Benjamin must be preserved, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.'
18'But we cannot give them wives from our own daughters, for we have sworn with a curse that anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin will be cursed.'
19Then they said, 'There is a yearly festival to the LORD in Shiloh, which lies north of Bethel, east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.'
20So they instructed the Benjaminites, 'Go and hide in the vineyards.'
21'Watch, and when the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dances, rush out from the vineyards and each of you seize a wife for yourself from the daughters of Shiloh. Then return to the land of Benjamin.'
22'When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, "Do us a favor by allowing them to have these wives, for we did not obtain wives for them during the battle. And you did not give your daughters to them, so you are not guilty of breaking your oath."'
23So the Benjaminites did as instructed. They took wives according to their number from the dancers they had seized. Then they went back to their inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
- Num 31:17-182 verses75%
17Now, kill every male among the children, and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.
18But you may keep alive for yourselves all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him.
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1The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, 'None of us will give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.'
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35and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.
- Deut 22:25-284 verses72%
25But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and forces her and lies with her, only the man who has done this shall die.
26You shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him.
27For he found her in the field, and though the betrothed young woman cried out for help, there was no one to rescue her.
28If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin and not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
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23If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her,
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12The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this awful crime that has been committed among you?"
13Now hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.
14Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.
15On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.
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21The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.
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10We will take ten men out of every hundred, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand across all the tribes of Israel. They will gather provisions for the army, so we can act against Gibeah in Benjamin for their disgraceful act in Israel.
- Deut 22:20-212 verses70%
20But if the accusation is true and there is no proof of the young woman's virginity,
21then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
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17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.
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39After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this, it became a custom in Israel
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3The people of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites said, "Tell us, how did this terrible crime happen?"
4The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, "My concubine and I came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
5While we were there, the men of Gibeah attacked me. They surrounded the house during the night and intended to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.
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21They devoted to destruction everything in the city—men and women, young and old, as well as oxen, sheep, and donkeys—by the edge of the sword.
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21"These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for the land is spacious enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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31The Benjaminites came out to meet them and were drawn away from the city. They began to inflict casualties on the Israelites as they had done before—about thirty men—in the open country, on the roads leading to Bethel and Gibeah.
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2The Amalekites had taken the women and everyone in the city captive, from the youngest to the oldest. They had not killed anyone but had taken them away as prisoners and gone on their way.
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35The LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjaminites that day, all armed with swords.
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24Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out to you now, and you may abuse them and do to them whatever you think best. But do not commit this disgraceful act against this man.
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14accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'
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11if you see among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.