11 And this is the thing that you shall do: you (A)shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has [a]slept with a male.” 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known a man by [b]sleeping with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

13 Then the whole congregation sent word and spoke to the sons of Benjamin who were (B)at the rock of Rimmon, and (C)proclaimed peace to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 21:11 Lit known the bed of
  2. Judges 21:12 Lit the bed of a male

11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male(A) and every woman who is not a virgin.(B) 12 They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh(C) in Canaan.

13 Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace(D) to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.(E)

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