Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when he was come home, he took a sword, and divided the dead body of his wife with her bones into twelve parts, and sent the pieces into all the borders of Israel. 1 Samuel 11:7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man. . It had an inhuman appearance, thus to mangle the corpse of this unhappy woman; but it was intended to excite a keener resentment against so horrible a crime, which called for a punishment proportionally severe. 1 Chronicles 20:6,7 There was another battle also in Geth, in which there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and foot: who also was born of the stock of Rapha. . . . Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. with her bones Deuteronomy 21:22,23 When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet: . . . Context Gibeah's Crime…28He thinking she was taking her rest, said to her: Arise, and let us be going. But as she made no answer, perceiving she was dead, he took her up, and laid her upon his ass, and returned to his house. 29And when he was come home, he took a sword, and divided the dead body of his wife with her bones into twelve parts, and sent the pieces into all the borders of Israel.30And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel, from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done.… Cross References Judges 20:6 And I took her and cut her in pieces, and sent the parts into all the borders of your possession: because there never was so heinous a crime, and so great an abomination committed in Israel. 1 Samuel 11:7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man. Lexicon When he reachedוַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go his house, בֵּית֗וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house he picked up וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take a knife, הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ (ham·ma·’ă·ḵe·leṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3979: Something to eat with, a knife took hold וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (way·ya·ḥă·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer of his concubine, בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6370: A concubine, a paramour cut her וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ (way·nat·tə·ḥe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5408: To cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints limb by limb לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ (la·‘ă·ṣā·me·hā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame into twelve לִשְׁנֵ֥ים (liš·nêm) Preposition-l | Number - md Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) pieces, נְתָחִ֑ים (nə·ṯā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5409: A piece (of a divided carcass) and sent וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ (way·šal·lə·ḥe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out her throughout בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the territory גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Additional Translations When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel. And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel. And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel. When he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. and cometh in unto his house, and taketh the knife, and layeth hold on his concubine, and cutteth her in pieces to her bones -- into twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the border of Israel. Jump to Previous Bone Bones Border Borders Coasts Concubine Cut Cutteth Cutting Divided Entered Hold Home House Israel Knife Laid Parts Pieces Reached Territory Throughout Together TwelveJump to Next Bone Bones Border Borders Coasts Concubine Cut Cutteth Cutting Divided Entered Hold Home House Israel Knife Laid Parts Pieces Reached Territory Throughout Together TwelveLinks Judges 19:29 NIVJudges 19:29 NLT Judges 19:29 ESV Judges 19:29 NASB Judges 19:29 KJV Judges 19:29 Bible Apps Judges 19:29 Biblia Paralela Judges 19:29 Chinese Bible Judges 19:29 French Bible Judges 19:29 German Bible Alphabetical: a all and areas by concubine cut entered he her his hold home house in into Israel knife laid limb of parts pieces reached sent territory the them throughout took twelve up When OT History: Judges 19:29 When he was come into his house (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |