Judges 19:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When he enteredוַיָּבֹ֣א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
his house,בֵּיתֹ֗ו
(bei·tov)
1004: a housea prim. root
he tookוַיִּקַּ֤ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙
(ham·ma·'a·che·let)
3979: a knifefrom akal
and laid holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק
(vai·ya·cha·zek)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
of his concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשֹׁ֔ו
(be·fi·lag·shov,)
6370: concubineperhaps of foreign origin
and cutוַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙
(vay·nat·te·che·ha)
5408: to cut up, cut in pieces, divide by jointsa prim. root
her in twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים
(lish·neim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
pieces,נְתָחִ֑ים
(ne·ta·chim;)
5409: a piece (of a divided carcass)from nathach
limb by limb,לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ
(la·'a·tza·mei·ha,)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom
and sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ
(vay·shal·le·che·ha,)
7971: to senda prim. root
her throughoutבְּכֹ֖ל
(be·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the territoryגְּב֥וּל
(ge·vul)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And when he was come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
a knife
ma'akeleth  (mah-ak-eh'-leth)
something to eat with,-i.e. a knife -- knife.
and laid hold
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
on his concubine
piylegesh  (pee-leh'-ghesh)
a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour -- concubine, paramour.
and divided
nathach  (naw-thakh')
to dismember -- cut (in pieces), divide, hew in pieces.
her together with her bones
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
into twelve
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
pieces
nethach  (nay'-thakh)
a fragment -- part, piece.
and sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
her into all the coasts
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he entered his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her into 12 pieces, limb by limb, and then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

International Standard Version
When he arrived home, he grabbed a knife, took hold of his mistress, cut her apart limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her remains throughout the land of Israel.

NET Bible
When he got home, he took a knife, grabbed his concubine, and carved her up into twelve pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he arrived home, he got a knife. He took his concubine and cut her limb from limb into 12 pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territories of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
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 territory of Israel.
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