Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. They went forth, and struck in the city.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they begin among the aged men who `are' before the house, and He saith unto them, `Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.' And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city.