So (A)I took hold of my concubine, cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel, because they (B)committed lewdness and outrage in Israel.

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I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance,(A) because they committed this lewd and outrageous act(B) in Israel.

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So he took a yoke of oxen and (A)cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, (B)“Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.”

And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out [a]with one consent.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 11:7 Lit. as one man

He took a pair of oxen,(A) cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel,(B) proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone(C) who does not follow Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out together as one.(D)

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