Judges 21:10

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And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.

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Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vaiyishlechu-and they sentH7971שָׁםshamthereH8033הָעֵדָהha'edahthe congregationH5712שְׁנֵים־sheneim-two [plus]H8147עָשָׂר'asartenH6240אֶלֶף'elefthousandH505אִישׁ'ishmanH376מִבְּנֵיmibeneifrom [the] sons ofH1121הֶחָיִלhechayil<the> strengthH2428וַיְצַוּוּvaytzavuand they commandedH6680אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לְכוּlekhugoH1980וְהִכִּיתֶםvehikitemand you will strikeH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427יָבֵשׁyaveshJabeshH3003גִּלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568לְפִי־lefi-to [the] mouth ofH6310חֶרֶבcherev[the] swordH2719וְהַנָּשִׁיםvehanashimand the womenH802וְהַטָּף׃vehatafand the little one[s]H2945

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And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.
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Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

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Places: Jabesh-gilead