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So I grabbed my mistress, cut her in pieces, and sent her remains[a] throughout the territory of Israel’s inheritance, because they’ve committed a vile, stupid outrage in Israel. So look, all you Israelis! Speak up and give us your advice!”

Then the entire army stood up as a single unit and declared, “Nobody’s going back to his tent, and nobody’s going home!

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:6 The Heb. lacks remains

I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance,(A) because they committed this lewd and outrageous act(B) in Israel. Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.(C)

All the men rose up together as one, saying, “None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house.

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