And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
Ye shall utterly destroy - More exactly, “Ye shall devote to utter destruction,” or “cherem” (Lev 27:28 note).
We may observe in these verses,
I. The ardent zeal which the Israelites had expressed against the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, as it was countenanced by the tribe of Benjamin. Occasion is here…
Cambridge Bible
And this is the thing … do Similarly Jdg 20:9.
ye shall utterly destroy The city and all its inhabitants were to become ḥérem, placed under the ban, for not taking part in the holy war against…