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Jud 21:11 King James 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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Ye shall utterly destroy - More exactly, "Ye shall devote to utter destruction," or "cherem" (Lev 27:28 note).
 
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28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.