Judges 21:11

11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male and every woman who is not a virgin.”

Judges 21:11 in Other Translations

11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

11 This is what you shall do: every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall devote to destruction."

11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is not a virgin.”

11 These are your instructions: Every man and woman who has had sexual intercourse you must kill. But keep the virgins alive." And that's what they did.

11 This is what you should do: Completely destroy every male, as well as every female who has slept with a man."

Judges 21:11 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 21:11

And this is the thing that ye shall do
Which they gave them in charge to execute:

ye shall utterly destroy every male;
without any reserve, young or old, married or unmarried:

and every woman that hath lain by man;
whether lawfully or unlawfully, in a married or unmarried state.

Judges 21:11 In-Context

9 For when they counted the people, they found that none of the people of Jabesh Gilead were there.

10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children.

11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male and every woman who is not a virgin.”

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 in Canaan.

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

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 31:7
• 2. Numbers 31:17-18