Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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. Young's Literal Translation And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, ‘Go—and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants. King James Bible And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. Hebrew So the congregationהָעֵדָ֗ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage sent וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out 12,000 שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) of מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son their most valiant הֶחָ֑יִל (he·ḥā·yil) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength men אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and commanded them: וַיְצַוּ֨וּ (way·ṣaw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order “Go לְ֠כוּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and put וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם (wə·hik·kî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike to the sword חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword those living יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י (yō·wō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Jabesh-gilead, יָבֵ֤שׁ (yā·ḇêš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3003: Jabesh -- a place in Gilead, also an Israelite including women וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (wə·han·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and children. וְהַטָּֽף׃ (wə·haṭ·ṭāp̄) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2945: A family |