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Judges 21:12 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Judges 21:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 21 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. young: Heb. young women virgins”
Judges 21:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. The phrase "found... four hundred young virgins" (betulot, בְּתוּלוֹת, "virgins") who "had known no man" (the verb yada, יָדַע, "to know," used biblically for sexual relations) indicates Israel sorted survivors by sexual history, preserving only those suitable as wives for Benjamin. The emphatic "by lying with any male" (mishkav zachar, מִשְׁכַּב זָכָר) shows thoroughness in verification—th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 21:12
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“and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them.”
“and went up to Bethel”
“where I caused my name to dwell at the first”
“the tent which he placed among men;”
“saying”