And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 21 of Judges. It is discovered that Jabesh-gilead had not attended the assembly, so Israel attacks it and takes four hundred young virgin women to give them to the surviving Benjaminites. The solution reveals the deep moral and political degradation of the period. The community attempts to repair Benjamin’s near disappearance through further acts of violence. The text does not present this procedure as ideal but as part of the crisis characterizing the end of the book.
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Da sandte die Gemeinde zwölftausend Mann dahin von streitbaren Männern und geboten ihnen und sprachen: Geht hin und schlagt mit der Schärfe des Schwerts die Bürger zu Jabes in Gilead mit Weib und Kind.
Entonces la congregación envió allá doce mil hombres de los más valientes, y mandáronles, diciendo: Id y poned a cuchillo a los moradores de Jabes-galaad, y las mujeres y niños.
Alors l'assemblée envoya contre eux douze mille soldats, en leur donnant cet ordre: Allez, et frappez du tranchant de l'épée les habitants de Jabès en Galaad, avec les femmes et les enfants.
perciò la raunanza vi mandò dodicimila uomini, de’ più valenti, e diede loro ordine, dicendo: Andate, e percotete gli abitanti di Iabes di Galaad a fil di spada, con le donne, e co’ piccoli fanciulli.
Então a assembléia enviou para lá doze mil homens dos mais valentes, e lhes ordenou, dizendo: Ide, e ao fio da espada feri aos moradores de Jabes-Gileade, e às mulheres e aos meninos.
會眾就派一萬二千名大勇士,吩咐他們說:「你們去用刀把 基列 的 雅比 居民連婦女帶孩子都殺了。
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